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Board committee forwards Compton—s Cafeteria Way renaming to full board after community testimony

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee · May 9, 2016

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The committee unanimously forwarded a resolution to rename the 100 block of Turk in the Tenderloin as Jean Compton's Cafeteria Way to commemorate transgender leaders involved in the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot; longtime activists including Felicia Elizondo spoke in support.

The Land Use & Transportation Committee unanimously forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors a resolution to rename the 100 block of Turk as Jean Compton's Cafeteria Way, marking the 50th anniversary of the Compton—s Cafeteria riot and recognizing the contributions of transgender women to the modern LGBT…

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