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1966 Protest outside of Compton Cafeteria
1media/1966 Compton Cafeteria Riots _thumb.jpeg2022-07-16T01:00:23+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911In the 1950s and 60s, transgender people were afforded little to no safety or rights. Compton’s Cafeteria in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco was one of the few places transgender people could congregate safely. Because cross-dressing was illegal in California, Compton’s staff used this as the pretext to call police to crack down on transgender people in the cafe. In response, the trans community organized a picket of Compton’s Cafeteria. When police were called to break up the protest, violence erupted. As one of the first publicized instances of violence against trans people, the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots sparked awareness of mistreatment and the creation of a wide network of support services for transgender people.plain2022-07-16T01:00:23+00:00196619790522080000+0000Hundreds of gay rights activists protest the "diminished capacity" verdict against former Supervisor Dan White for the double assassination of Mayor George Moscone and the city's first openly gay Supervisor, Harvey Milk at Sheridan Square in New York's Greenwich Village section, Tuesday night, May 22, 1979. The demonstrators gathered before a police station then marched to the square, calling on Mayor Koch to state where he stands on protection for "his lesbian and gay constituences." One sign reads, "Stop Police Brutality Against Lesbians and Gay Men." (AP Photo) .NYC MOSCONE MILK VERDICT PROTESTANEW YORKUSAAPHS113ASSOCIATED PRESSAPAP1979XNBGKARPSTRGina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49