Screaming Queens
Original Title
The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria- Director: Victor Silverman; Susan Stryker
- Writer: Victor Silverman; Susan Stryker
- Producer: Victor Silverman; Susan Stryker
CGiii Comment
Basically, this a [filmed] PhD thesis...and, very informative it is too.
In 1966, the San Francisco trans community had had enough of the continuous police harassment...they caused a minute revolution - nearly forgotten, the surviving participants tell the story.
Not quite as dramatic as Stonewall but, definitely, an interesting piece of contemporary/social history.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Documentary about transgender women and drag queens who fought police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco's Tenderloin in 1966, three years before the famous riot at Stonewall Inn bar in NYC.
Cast & Characters
Susan Stryker as Herself