Underplayed Gems

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

Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria poster
Directed by
Susan Stryker
Genre
documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
57 min
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary tells the story of a 1966 protest by transgender women and drag queens at a San Francisco cafeteria. It explains the events leading up to the riot and its impact on the fight for LGBTQ rights.

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What happens

Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria 2005. urteko film dokumental estatubatuarra da Susan Strykerrek eta Victor Silvermanek zuzendua. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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