#comptonscafeteria
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
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
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
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
June 28, 2025 at 7:23 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.
June 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM