Social groups helped mobilize and even churches, like Glide Memorial Methodist Church in San Francisco, began reaching out to the transgender community. Though Stonewall is often heralded as the beginning of the trans rights movement, it is worth noting both the importance of Compton's Cafeteria Riots and the homophile movement that came first. Additionally, the 1950s created the foundation for the trans rights and gay liberation movements with the earlier Homophile movement. ![]() The 1960s was a pivotal period for sexual, gender, and ethnic minorities, as social movements championing civil rights and sexual liberation came to fruition. It marked the beginning of transgender activism in San Francisco. The incident was one of the first LGBT-related riots in United States history, preceding the more famous 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. ![]() The riot was a response to the violent and constant police harassment of drag queens and trans people, particularly trans women. ![]() The Compton's Cafeteria riot occurred in August 1966 in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco.
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