Cops Slam Door at a Swinging Spot

Newspaper article titled "Cops Slam Door At a Swinging spot" describes the police raid and arrest of patrons at the Chukker Club (misidentified as the "Checker Club") in San Francisco, California; several patrons, including the club's owner, Carla Lara, were charged with impersonating women. The Chukker Club was an important hangout for transfeminine people in San Francisco's Tenderloin in the 1960s. Susan Stryker's "At the Crossroads of Turk and Taylor" describes the sign Lara placed outside the bar in response to raids like this: “The Chukkers — Famous for its Unusual Entertainment — Now Presents Police Harassment! Every Fri. & Sat. from 8 pm to 6 am. For Reservations Call 474-7941.”

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Identifier: jd472w93g
Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
Date Issued: Feb. 13, 1965
Genre: Clippings
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
California > San Francisco County > Tenderloin
Topic(s): Criminalization of cross-dressing
Crossdressing
Female impersonators
Latino/a/x transgender people
LGBTQ+ bars
Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people
Transfemininity
Transgender community
Resource Type: Still Image
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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