The mural commemorates “Gene Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in August 1966, when transgender and gender-nonconforming patrons fought back against years of police harassment. The event is considered among the first significant LGBTQ uprisings, predating New York’s better-known Stonewall Riots in 1969.” https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/arts-exhibits/article/sf-comptons-cafeteria-riot-mural-22300170.php #Pride
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"One night, a police officer tried to arrest one of Compton’s trans patrons on some charge or other, and she responded by throwing hot coffee in his face. Others started tossing chairs, dishes, and sugar shakers around the cafeteria. Outside, they smashed squad cars’ windows and set fire to a newsstand." https://www.advocate.com/news/comptons-cafeteria-riot-explained-transgender #Pride
