Elliott Blackstone interview, part 1

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Video
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Screaming Queens Collection, 2008-35
Description
Description
Susan Stryker interviews Elliott Blackstone, a retired police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community, and worked extensively with trans women in the Tenderloin, including the group Conversion Our Goal. Stryker speaks with Blackstone about his early life, his career, and the connections that drew him to the community as a straight and cisgender ally. The two also discuss political action surrounding Compton's Cafeteria, including his limited recollections around the famous 1966 riot.

Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens.
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Moving Image
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Extent
1 item
Subject
Subject
Law enforcement
Straight allies
Geographic Subject
Geographic Subject
Tenderloin (San Francisco, Calif.)
Date Created
Date Created
2001
Publication Note
Publication Note
This public digital collection was supported by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
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