Most large cities have gayborhoods, but San Francisco could be the first in the nation to have a district devoted to the transgender community. City Supervisor Jane Kim announced legislation Tuesday that would designate a six-block area in the Tenderloin as a "transgender cultural district."

"I'm excited that, for the first time ever, and and as far as I know in the world, that we are commemorating a social cultural district for transgender and non-gender conforming community," said Kim.

The plan, still in the development stage, calls for a new hotel and a condo complex for low-income residents. At the heart of the district will be the former Compton's Cafeteria, the site of one of the nation's first LGBT rights protests, three years before Stonewall.

In 1966, after Compton's owners called for a police crackdown on gays, drag queens and trans people, activists picketed the restaurant. When a police officer tried to arrest one demonstrator, she threw her coffee in his face and a riot began.

Some residents were concerned tearing down the building would sacrifice its important role in LGBT history but, in addition to naming the district after the site, there will be a community center and museum to further outreach and education.

"This is a great thing. Everyone ended up a winner," said ex-Drag Race contestant Honey Mahogany, who lives in the area. "The SRO [Single Residence Occupancy] housing will be built. It will be a thriving district and not just a plaque on the wall."

Should all run smoothly, construction would begin in March and be completed some time in 2019.