1. Felicia Elizondo was an American transgender woman with a long history of activism on behalf of the LGBT community.
11 Facts About Felicia Elizondo
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Felicia Elizondo was a regular at Gene Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco during the time of the Compton's Cafeteria riot, a historic LGBT community uprising.
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Felicia Elizondo was interrogated by the FBI, and dishonorably discharged in 1965.
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Felicia Elizondo was featured in Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria, a 2005 documentary co-directed and produced by Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman.
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Felicia Elizondo transitioned to female in 1974, while working as a long-distance operator.
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Felicia Elizondo worked at a number of other jobs, including receptionist, clerk, and nurse's aid.
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Felicia Elizondo performed as a drag queen for charity, and at gay clubs under the name Felicia Flames.
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Felicia Elizondo contributed panels to the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and helped raise funds for non-profits including Project Open Hand and the San Francisco LGBT Community Center.
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Felicia Elizondo appeared at a number of events in 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Compton's Cafeteria riot.
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Felicia Elizondo served as the lifetime achievement grand marshal in the 2015 San Francisco Pride Parade.
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Felicia Elizondo died on May 15,2021, in San Francisco, at 74.