#GEOGroup’s Zoning at #ComptonsCafeteria Triggers Public Outcry:
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#GEOGroup’s Zoning at #ComptonsCafeteria Triggers Public Outcry:
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In 2017, #SanFrancisco recognized Compton's Transgender Cultural District, world's first legally recognized #transgender district, site of 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria #Riot, when #trans women & #dragqueens fought back #police harassment & abuse.
#lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights #pride #pridemonth
The intersection of Taylor and Turk streets, following the 2019 San Francisco Trans March. A sign under the Taylor Street sign reads "Gene Compton's Cafeteria Way." By Pax Ahimsa Gethen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80047444
Before #Stonewall there was 1959 Cooper Do-nuts #riots in #LosAngeles & 1966 #ComptonsCafeteria riot, in #SanFrancisco, both in responnse to #police abuse of #trans women and #dragqueens. Annual #transmarch occurs in many cities during #pride weekend to commemorate Compton's riot.
SHANE ZALDIVAR from the COMPTON'S CAFETERIA RIOT
SAOIRSE GRACE from the COMPTON'S CAFETERIA RIOT
📸 Mason J.
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#TenderloinMuseum #ValleyOfTheQueens #LGBTQHistory #QueerSF #TLHistory #PolkGulch #ComptonsCafeteria #SFEvents #UnspeakableVice #QueerWalkingTour
#PrideHasAStory
#PrideIsAnUprising #Trans #Queer #2SLGBTQIA+
#ComptonsCafeteria
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On 1/27/25, a building at 101 Taylor St in #SanFrancisco was added to the #NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces. It is the site of the former #ComptonsCafeteria, where #transgender & #gay patrons rose up against police harassment in 1966.
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