Honoring the 60 Ann versary of the Compton Cafeter a R ot h
A riot that changed history
In August 1966 at Compton s Cafeter a in the Tenderlo n, transgender women drag queens and other LGBTQ+ community members fought back aga nst constant pol ce harassment t became one of the first known acts of col ect ve transgender res stance n U.S h story.
“We had nowhere to go”
“[Compton s was the center of the un verse for a whole bunch of . k ds who were thrown away by the r fami es l ke trash Nobody cared whether we ved or died Our own fami ies abandoned us and we had nowhere to go”
—Fe ic a El zondo
The night it all changed
When po ce attempted to arrest a trans woman ns de the cafeteria the commun ty refused to stay s lent. Coffee cups flew. W ndows shattered.
The protest spi led into the streets sending a powerfu message: enough.
The start of a movement.
e Compton's Cafeter a took place three years fore Stonewa l yet ts ory was over ooked for decades
Today, t stan the f ght f g y d gnity and c v l rights—and a rem nder that trans peop e have a ways been at the forefront of movements for ustice.
