Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

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Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.

Release Date

2005-06-18

Year

2005

Duration

57m

Status

Released

Score

3.60

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Cast

Susan Stryker

Susan Stryker

Herself / Narrator

Aleshia Brevard

Aleshia Brevard

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Tamara Ching

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Felicia Elizondo

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Amanda St. Jaymes

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Suzan Cooke

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Ed Hansen