Community United Against Violence hosts SAFETYFEST in East Bay

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, one of the co-directors of Mangos with Chili.

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, one of the co-directors of Mangos with Chili.

Local queer community invites all for alternatives to fear and violence

Festival Kickoff April 8 at the Bench and Bar

The launch for the first ever safetyfest, promoting "all the fierce ways queer and trans people in the Bay Area stay safe and strut our stuff."

About Irene Nexica

Irene Nexica is a cultural critic focusing on issues of representation in popular culture, and local arts.