San Francisco’s Transgender History Month, observed in August for the past several years, often brings attention to the fact that an exact date of the 1966 riot at Gene Compton’s Cafeteria in the ...

The Compton's Cafeteria Riot is an integral piece of the Tenderloin's identity, and this play offers a singular opportunity for audiences to celebrate the individuals whose tenacious spirit spawned a ...

Fifty-six years ago, an angry drag queen in Compton's Cafeteria, a 24-hour diner in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, threw a cup of hot coffee in the face of a police officer as he tried to arrest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. History comes alive, sometimes you don't just watch it, you step right into it. Actors Jaylyn Abergas and Mary Vice, from The ...

The San Francisco transgender community rallied Sunday to reclaim the site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot in 1966. ABC7 archival film sheds light on earliest known 'gay liberation' uprising in US ...

The Tenderloin Museum will resume performances of The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, its immersive theatrical production exploring a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. Performances will begin January 16, ...

The San Francisco Board of Appeals declined to overturn a determination allowing a halfway house to operate at the site of the historic Compton’s Cafeteria riot in the Tenderloin. The site was added ...

August marks 59 years since the Compton's Cafeteria Riot took place in San Francisco's Tenderloin. On this anniversary, community members came together to recognize the riot's role in transgender and ...

Years after the Watts Riots, the City of Compton became synonymous with poverty, street gangs and rampant violence. It has changed, too. But Friday is the opening day of the new film, Straight Outta ...