Houston ABC, Rice Left and Rice Queer Resource Center present a screening of Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria on March 9, 2016.
Screaming Queens chronicles the events leading up to and following the riots against police harassment at Compton’s Cafeteria in 1966. This is one of the first trans riots in the US and predates the famous Stonewall riots by approximately 3 years.
The event is free and open to the public.
Where: Rice Cinema 2030 University Blvd, Houston, TX 77005 (http://ricecinema.rice.edu/Events.aspx)
When: Food and reception at 6:30PM , Film begins at 7PM