Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
2005•57m•4.2•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Victor Silverman
Writer
Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker
Languages
English
Cast
Susan Stryker
Herself / Narrator
Aleshia Brevard
Herself
Tamara Ching
Herself
Felicia Elizondo
Herself
Amanda St. Jaymes
Herself
Suzan Cooke
Herself
Ed Hansen
Himself
Production
Producer
Susan Stryker
Producer
Victor Silverman
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