The documentary directed by Victor Silverman and Susan Stryker focuses on the Compton’s Cafeteria riot, one of the first known transgender uprisings in the United States. This event began in 1966 in San Francisco, when trans women and the queer community resisted police harassment. It is a significant turning point in LGBTQ+ history. Through testimonies, archival footage, and expert interviews, the film deeply explores the social and political atmosphere of the time, the causes of the resistance, and its impacts. Although this uprising occurred before the Stonewall riots, it remains less known in public memory but holds a crucial place in queer history.
