The Riot Party

The Riot Party

Celebrating the spirit of the first large-scale act of queer and trans resistance to police oppression, known as the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots of 1966.

Historical black-and-white photograph of a woman protesting with clenched fists raised in the air, surrounded by signs and posters related to LGBTQ+ rights and protests, including a newspaper headline and a sign advocating for drag performances to be open in the nude.

Riot Party 2026

Reparations is a Riot is the summer night you cannot miss.

📅 Friday, Aug 28

⏰ 9PM–12AM

📍 Trellis – 981 Mission St, SF

🎤 Hosted by drag queen of the year NICKI JIZZ
$5 – Pay your reparations
$10 – Pay it forward
$15 – Support the Queens
$25 – VIP Meet the Queens! (includes a ticket for a meet & greet, photo ops, and a signed poster at the event)

Join us for the second year, the legendary all Black drag spectacular Reparations joins forces with the Transgender District and SF Black Pride to throw a RIOT party like no other. We are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the historic 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riots, a landmark uprising 3 years before Stonewall. Expect a fierce night of ALL-BLACK drag, killer DJs, aerial performances, and queer TRANS JOY because reparations looks like a damn good time at Trellis in SOMA.

pay your reparations

Riot Party 2025

  • Event poster for 'Reparations is a Riot!' hosted by drag queen Nicki Jizz, scheduled for August 23, 2025, from 4-9 PM at Trillis, featuring images of diverse drag queens and sponsors.
  • Colorful flyer for an event hosted by Nicki Jizz, with a large image of Nicki Jizz, promoting reparations and a meet the queens event on August 23, 2025, from 4-9 PM at Trellis in San Francisco, featuring sponsors and a QR code for payment.
  • A colorful poster promoting an event called Reparations is a Riot!, hosted by drag queen Nicki Jizz, featuring a woman with long red hair, black makeup, and a black top with white dots. The background has pink, purple, and blue rays. The poster includes details about the event date, August 23, 2025, from 4 to 9 PM at Trillis, and mentions to pay reparations and meet the queens. It also displays a QR code and logos of sponsors at the bottom.
  • A vibrant, colorful poster advertising a reparations event hosted by drag queen Nicki Jizz, featuring a central image of a drag queen with long dark hair and elaborate makeup, wearing a sheer blue dress with floral embellishments. The poster includes event details, a QR code for payments, and logos of sponsors.
  • Colorful flyer for a drag queen event titled 'Reparations is a Riot,' hosted by Nicki Jizz, featuring a drag queen named Jax. The event is scheduled for August 23, 2025, from 4-9 pm at Trellis, 951 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA. The flyer includes a QR code, with details about paying reparations and meeting queens, and displays logos of sponsors, including The Abnormal Beauty Company, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Giants, Timbri Hotel, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, San Francisco Pride, Gilead, and others.
  • Colorful party invitation poster featuring a photo of Betty Jayne, announcing a drag queen event hosted by Nicki Jizz on August 23, 2025, at Trellis, with a QR code and sponsor logos.
  • A colorful event poster for 'Reparations is a Riot!' hosted by drag queen Nicki Jizz. It features a drag queen with elaborate red hair, dramatic makeup, and large earrings, holding a microphone. The poster includes details about the event date, August 23, 2025, from 4 to 9 PM, at Trellis in San Francisco. It also mentions to pay reparations and meet the queens, with logos of sponsors at the bottom.
  • Colorful flyer for an event called Reparations is a Riot, hosted by Drag Queen of the Year Nicki Jizz. Features a woman with large curly hair and glamorous makeup at the center. Includes details about the event date, time, location, and sponsors.
  • Digital poster for an event called 'Reparations is a Riot,' hosted by Nicki Jizz, featuring DJ Star Amarasu, scheduled for August 23, 2025, at Trillis in San Francisco. The poster has a colorful, vibrant background with a photo of a woman in a polka dot outfit at the center. It includes event details, a QR code, and logos of sponsors and supporting organizations.

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2023

2022

Poster for The Riot Party fundraiser event on August 28, 2022, with photos of five performers and hosts, including Ian Harvie, Diamond Stylz, Dapperdanmidas, Neverending Nina, and DJ Dreams, sponsored by San Francisco Proper Hotel, Alaska Airlines, a
Event poster for The Riot Party, a fundraiser for The Transgender District, scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2022, from 5pm to 9pm at Hibernia Bank, 1 Jones Street, San Francisco. The poster features photos of the performers: Nomi Ruiz, Jasmine Infin
Design poster for The Riot Party fundraiser event for The Transgender District on Sunday, August 28, 2022, featuring photos and names of four special guests: Raquel Willis, writer and activist; Ravi Around The World, digital creator; Alysse Dalessand

2021

Pink poster advertising 'The Riot Party' scheduled for Sunday, August 29, 2021, from 12 PM to 4 PM, at 100 Block of Taylor Street, between Eddy and Turk Streets. The poster features photos and names of DJs Fiera Ferrari and Dreams, MC Diamond Stylz, and live performers Afrika America, Juanita MORE!, Donna Personna, Saturn Rising, Dulce de Leche, and Kipper Snacks, with the event to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Compton's Cafeteria Riots. The poster emphasizes proof of vaccination is required and is associated with The Transgender District.

2020

A promotional poster for the Compton's Cafeteria Riots 54th Anniversary Party, organized by The Transgender District, featuring a vibrant, colorful psychedelic background with event details. The top and bottom sections display black and white photos of diverse transgender individuals, with the top row showing six portraits of different people and the bottom row showing seven portraits, including drag performers and activists.

To celebrate the 54th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots, The Transgender District hosted a virtual Riot Party in 2020.

2019

A poster for Compton's Cafeteria Riots 53rd Anniversary with a black and white photo of a woman with her fist raised, holding a sign that says "Drag it out in the open". The event details include date, time, location, and activities, and the poster has pink and blue text.

The Transgender District’s FIRST Riot Party!

In recognition of the 53rd anniversary of the Compton's Cafeteria Riots, The Transgender District and FLUX hosted an evening of music, food and a panel discussion moderated by Breonna McCree.

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The Transgender District’s annual Riot Party brings the LGBTQ community together to celebrate the riot that redefined the history of freedom and rights for queer and transgender people in San Francisco.

The Riot Party commemorates the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot of 1966, an uprising of transgender and queer people against police oppression. Hosted at the end of August every year, the party also closes out Transgender History Month.

All proceeds go towards supporting the Transgender District’s mission to stabilize and economically empower the transgender community through ownership of homes, business, historical and cultural sites, and safe community spaces. As the first legally recognized cultural district of its kind, the Transgender District empowers and creates safe spaces where the transgender and gender-expansive community can lead authentic lives.