Screaming Queens was directed by Susan Stryker, a trans historian who is recovering a lost history. The riot at Compton's Cafeteria in the Tenderloin in San Francisco in 1966 predates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, and yet it is often forgotten in LGBT history. History is a jigsaw puzzle that research detectives solve piece by piece. Stryker interviews people who were actually at the riots back in the 60s, people who were regulars in the Tenderloin who could relate their experiences. The documentary is very interesting and I enjoyed learning about an unfamiliar history.
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