 LGBTQIA plus people embody protests just by existing as other in the present society. 20th century demonstrations, marches, and rallies were all central components in the struggle for queer liberation. The reserved picket lines of the 1950s gave way to the bolder actions of the early to mid-1960s, like the Comptons Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco and the protest against the Black Cat Tavern Raid in Los Angeles.