Susan Stryker
ON THE RECORD · 7 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“This is the frontline of anti-tech gentrification, where we are fighting end times fascism.”
Susan Stryker · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Stryker described the current struggle as resistance against tech-driven gentrification and authoritarianism.
“Within activist circles, there’s certainly a lot that’s connected and lines drawn between anti-police resistance, police harassment of trans populations and the current history of the building that’s owned by Geo Group,”
Susan Stryker · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Stryker described connections activists draw between historical and current struggles against Geo Group and police.
“San Francisco is not the queer utopia that people have long considered it to be,”
Susan Stryker · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Stryker criticized San Francisco's reputation as a queer utopia amid gentrification concerns.
“But it is something that is increasingly known and, particularly in San Francisco, is something that’s become part of cultural memory, trans community memory, San Francisco civic memory.”
Susan Stryker · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Stryker noted the Compton's story has become part of San Francisco's cultural memory.
“The Compton’s story and the significance of that site are not nearly as well-known, by an order of magnitude, as the Stonewall story,”
Susan Stryker · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Stryker discussed how the Compton's riot compares to the Stonewall riots in public recognition.
“that neighborhood is still effectively a jail for a lot of people”
Susan Stryker · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Stryker commented that the Tenderloin remains restrictive for many residents despite less visible policing.
“the first time direct action in the streets by trans people resulted in long-lasting institutional change”
Susan Stryker · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
The quote is drawn from Stryker's book Transgender History describing the significance of the Compton's riot.