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Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

Documentary
2005, 57min
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.
Country: United States
Cast:
Susan Stryker,
Aleshia Brevard,
Tamara Ching,
Amanda St. Jaymes
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Susan Stryker
As Herself / Narrator
Susan Stryker
Director
Susan Stryker
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Victor Silverman
Director
Aleshia Brevard
As Herself
Tamara Ching
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In 1966, San Francisco's Compton's Cafeteria was the epicenter of a revolution. Tired of police harassment and societal oppression, a group of transgender women and gay men staged a bold protest, igniting the first major uprising against discrimination. This powerful documentary tells the story of their courage and the impact it had on changing attitudes within the police force and beyond. Witness the untold history of America's queer civil rights movement and be inspired by the resilience of those who dared to fight for their rights.

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