Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005)

  • NR
  • 06/18/2005 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 57m

Overview

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.

Victor Silverman

Writer, Director

Susan Stryker

Writer, Director

Cast

Susan Stryker's headshot

Susan Stryker

Herself / Narrator
Aleshia Brevard's headshot

Aleshia Brevard

Herself
Tamara Ching's headshot

Tamara Ching

Herself
Felicia Elizondo's headshot

Felicia Elizondo

Herself
Amanda St. Jaymes's headshot

Amanda St. Jaymes

Herself
Suzan Cooke's headshot

Suzan Cooke

Herself
Ed Hansen's headshot

Ed Hansen

Himself

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