The Compton 's at 101 Taylor Street ( at Turk ) in the Tenderloin -- which was open from 1954 to 1972 -- was one of the few places where transgender people could congregate publicly in the city .
People were unwelcome in gay bars at that time .
The Compton 's at 101 Taylor Street ( at Turk ) in the Tenderloin -- which was open from 1954 to 1972 -- was one of the few places where transgender people could congregate publicly in the city , because they were unwelcome in gay bars at that time .