Compton's Cafeteria Riot
UPTOWN TENDERLOIN
Lost Landmarks
COMPTON'S
CAFETERIA RIOT
~ 1996 ~
ONE AUGUST EVENING IN 1966,
TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND GAY MEN
BANDED TOGETHER TO FIGHT BACK
AGAINST OPPRESSION AFTER A POLICE
OFFICER HARASSED ONE OF THEM AT
GENE COMPTON'S CAFETERIA. THIS
CONFRONTATION WAS THE FIRST KNOWN
FULL-SCALE RIOT FOR TRANSGENDER
AND GAY RIGHTS IN U.S. HISTORY. IT
GALVANIZED THE COMMUNITY,
PROMPTING NEW PUBLIC POLICIES AND
SOCIAL SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE
LIVES OF LOCAL TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
UPTOWN TENDERLOIN HISTORIC DISTRICT
Submitted by @xychelsea