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San Francisco police Chief William Scott looks on during a press conference at San Francisco police headquarters on April 6, 2018. Historically, police were known for beating gay men in the Castro district and for arresting transgender women for wearing dresses. The 1966 confrontation preceded by three years New York’s famous Stonewall Riots, which were considered a landmark in LGBT civil rights activism. It marked the 53rd anniversary of rioting in 1966 at Compton’s Cafeteria in the Tenderloin district after police were called to evict transgender people - many of them sex workers - who gathered there and tried to arrest a transgender woman. The forum was hosted by the Police Department and GLIDE, which provides social services to the homeless and others.Ī department release said input from the forum and other planned “listening sessions” will move the department “forward in ways that emphasize respect, safety and diversity.” “Unless the wrongs of the past are acknowledged and dealt with appropriately, our past will continue to put a stain on the present and on our future,” Chief William Scott said during a “Reflection and Reconciliation Session” aimed at increasing trust between the LGBTQ community and police. San Francisco’s police chief apologized Monday for the way the department historically treated LGBTQ people and for “the harm that was caused.” Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.