Before #Stonewall there was 1959 Cooper Do-nuts #riots in #LosAngeles & 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria riot, in #SanFrancisco, both in responnse to #police abuse of #trans women and #dragqueens. Annual #transmarch occurs in many cities during #pride weekend to commemorate Compton's riot.
June 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Before #Stonewall there was 1959 Cooper Do-nuts #riots in #LosAngeles & 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria riot, in #SanFrancisco, both in responnse to #police abuse of #trans women and #dragqueens. Annual #transmarch occurs in many cities during #pride weekend to commemorate Compton's riot.
Three years before Stonewall, trans women and drag queens in San Francisco threw the first punches for LGBTQ+ liberation — and almost nobody knows about it. #MoreToTheStory #ComptonsCafeteria #TransHistory #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
July 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Three years before Stonewall, trans women and drag queens in San Francisco threw the first punches for LGBTQ+ liberation — and almost nobody knows about it. #MoreToTheStory #ComptonsCafeteria #TransHistory #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
On 1/27/25, a building at 101 Taylor St in #SanFrancisco was added to the #NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces. It is the site of the former #ComptonsCafeteria, where #transgender & #gay patrons rose up against police harassment in 1966.
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Compton's Cafeteria Riot
On August 1966, the atmosphere in The Tenderloin has been disrupted. Tension continues to grow throughout the years. Drag queens face harassment and jail time for disrupting the public...
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February 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
On 1/27/25, a building at 101 Taylor St in #SanFrancisco was added to the #NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces. It is the site of the former #ComptonsCafeteria, where #transgender & #gay patrons rose up against police harassment in 1966.
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June 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In 2017, #SanFrancisco recognized Compton's Transgender Cultural District, world's first legally recognized #transgender district, site of 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria #Riot, when #trans women & #dragqueens fought back #police harassment & abuse. #lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights #pride #pridemonth
June 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
In 2017, #SanFrancisco recognized Compton's Transgender Cultural District, world's first legally recognized #transgender district, site of 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria #Riot, when #trans women & #dragqueens fought back #police harassment & abuse. #lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights #pride #pridemonth
#GEOGroup’s Zoning at #ComptonsCafeteria Triggers Public Outcry:
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July 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
In 2017, #SanFrancisco recognized Compton's Transgender Cultural District, world's first legally recognized #transgender district, site of 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria #Riot, when #trans women & #dragqueens fought back #police harassment & abuse.
#lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights #pride #pridemonth
#lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights #pride #pridemonth
June 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In 2017, #SanFrancisco recognized Compton's Transgender Cultural District, world's first legally recognized #transgender district, site of 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria #Riot, when #trans women & #dragqueens fought back #police harassment & abuse.
#lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights #pride #pridemonth
#lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights #pride #pridemonth
Before #Stonewall there was 1959 Cooper Do-nuts #riots in #LosAngeles & 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria riot, in #SanFrancisco, both in responnse to #police abuse of #trans women and #dragqueens. Annual #transmarch occurs in many cities during #pride weekend to commemorate Compton's riot.
June 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Before #Stonewall there was 1959 Cooper Do-nuts #riots in #LosAngeles & 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria riot, in #SanFrancisco, both in responnse to #police abuse of #trans women and #dragqueens. Annual #transmarch occurs in many cities during #pride weekend to commemorate Compton's riot.
Efforts are underway to protect Compton’s Cafeteria, a landmark of LGBTQ+ resistance, from being occupied by a major ICE contractor.
Stay informed → resist47.news
#resist47 #ComptonsCafeteria #TransgenderHistory #LGBTQRights #GEOgroup
Stay informed → resist47.news
#resist47 #ComptonsCafeteria #TransgenderHistory #LGBTQRights #GEOgroup
The fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractor
via US news | The Guardian — Compton’s Cafe is one of the earliest examples of LGBTQ+ resistance. Today, a prison company occupies the site One of the earliest documented examples of LGBTQ+ resistance against police happened on a hot summer night 60 years ago this month. It started not with the throwing of a brick, as it did in New York City’s 1969 Stonewall riots, but with the throwing of a coffee cup inside Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco. When police attempted to raid Compton’s – a hub for the drag performers, trans
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August 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Efforts are underway to protect Compton’s Cafeteria, a landmark of LGBTQ+ resistance, from being occupied by a major ICE contractor.
Stay informed → resist47.news
#resist47 #ComptonsCafeteria #TransgenderHistory #LGBTQRights #GEOgroup
Stay informed → resist47.news
#resist47 #ComptonsCafeteria #TransgenderHistory #LGBTQRights #GEOgroup
#GEOGroup’s Zoning at #ComptonsCafeteria Triggers Public Outcry:
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July 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
