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Compton's riot commemorated

Started by Shana A, November 23, 2011, 08:11:53 AM

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Shana A

November 23, 2011, 08:11:53 AM
Compton's riot commemorated
Published 11/24/2011

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=6240

Michelle Alcedo, left, joins Jasmine Jubilee, Felicia "Flames" Elizondo, and Dee Dee Yubeta as they pose for a photo while commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1966 Gene Compton's Cafeteria Riot in the Tenderloin during a party Sunday, November 20 at Aunt Charlie's Lounge. Elizondo, who is one of those featured in Victor Silverman and Susan Stryker's documentary about the riot, Screaming Queens, reminisced that, "We were a gay community. We were all kinds and we were together in the 1960s."
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