Years before Stonewall, a cafeteria riot became a breakthrough for trans rights

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/comptons-cafeteria-riot-explained-transgender

The site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot is now owned by one of the country's largest private prison companies and erasure of this important Trans history is now possible in "liberal" LGBTQ mecca of San Francisco.

The 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot began when a transgender woman threw a cup of coffee in the face of a cop, after years of abuse and harassment of trans folks by the SFPD. The 200-person riot ended with a newsstand being set ablaze and is the first documented LGBTQ+ riot against the police.

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/erasure-san-francisco-celebrated-site-crossroads-20318006.php

#lgbtq #trans #transrightsarehumanrights #comptonscafeteria #riot #police #policebrutality #transphobia

#ComptonsCafeteria #transgender #LGBTQ+ #ACAB

"At a time when the White House has targeted transgender people, the National Register of Historic Places has quietly inducted a San Francisco building where a group of trans and queer community members famously resisted police harassment almost 60 years ago."

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-transgender-historic-landmark-20154723.php

#SanDiego declares #August as #TransgenderHistoryMonth.

The #proclamation #honors the #trans #women who #rioted at #ComptonsCafeteria in August 1966.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #History #GayRights #TransRights #Representation #Culture

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/san-diego-declares-august-transgender-history-month/

Watch "PRIDE IS A PROTEST: Unveiling Our History" with footage from Trans Pride Southampton last year to help get in the mood for Trans Pride THIS SATURDAY. Watch the video to learn about more about smaller, mainly trans-led, riots in America in the buildup to the Stonewall Rights in 1969.

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7o86wL6OrI&t=0s

#Pride #PrideIsAProtest #Protest #Trans #LGBTHistory #QueerHistory #LGBT #LGBTQIA #Southampton #Hampshire #Stonewall #ComptonsCafeteria #CoopersDonuts #DeweysPhiladelphia