Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005)
Directed by Susan Stryker / Victor Silverman
Sub-Genres - Gender Issues, Social History |
Release Date - Jun 18, 2005 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 57 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
A look back at an August 1966 riot in San Francisco's Tenderloin district that found drag queens and transgendered persons standing up to police harassment. Included comments from police officers, ministers and neighborhood activists.
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Keywords
gay/lesbian-rights, prostitute/prostitution, riot [uprising], transgendered
