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Felicia "Flames" Elizondo, 1946 – Present

Felicia “Flames” Elizondo, 1946 – Present

Felicia “Flames” Elizondo, 1946 – Present
Felicia “Flames” Elizondo is an American transgender woman with a long history of activism on behalf of the LGBTQ community. She was a regular at Gene Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco during the time of the Compton’s Cafeteria riot, a historic LGBTQ community uprising. Elizondo moved to San Francisco permanently in 1991. In 2014, she worked with San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim to get the 100 block of Turk Street renamed to Vicki Mar Lane in honor of her late friend, drag performer Vicki Marlane. In 2016, she again worked with Kim to rename the 100 block of Taylor Street to Gene Compton’s Cafeteria Way. Elizondo appeared at a number of events in 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria riot.

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  1. Felicia “Flames” Elizondo, 1946 –
    Felicia “Flames” Elizondo is an American transgender woman with a long history of activism on behalf of the LGBTQ community. She was a regular at Gene Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco during the time of the Compton’s Cafeteria riot, a historic LGBTQ community uprising. Elizondo moved to San Francisco permanently in 1991. In 2014, she worked with San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim to get the 100 block of Turk Street renamed to Vicki Mar Lane in honor of her late friend, drag performer Vicki Marlane. In 2016, she again worked with Kim to rename the 100 block of Taylor Street to Gene Compton’s Cafeteria Way. Elizondo appeared at a number of events in 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria riot.

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