In this photo we see a set of drinks at a table in a booth. This table is in a queer bar in San Fransisco. Again, this photo was taken while I was with that same friend group as mentioned previously. We had all turned 21 so we decided to all go to a bar for the very first time together. Of course, we opted out of the regular bar/nightclub and decided that going to a queer bar will be a place we'd feel the safest since the men in the bar would more likely be queer and less creepy (compared to that of the straight male). This bar was located in a safer area of SF with a more well-lit area and a lot of surrounding queer spaces. This also relates to one of my favorite sapphic novels, "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" in which the fictional story is set in SF and also has a queer bar as one of its main locations in the story. This is also a more recreational queer space so I was excited! Being all women, we wanted a safe bar setting (which is hard because most women view bars as dangerous places where men take advantage of women or even when women are afraid anyone will tamper with their beverage) so opting for a queer space was the right move. The demographic were queer male-presenting individuals who greeted us kindly and did not give us the typical creepy man vibe. I feel like whenever a place is specifically a "queer space", I automatically associate it with safety. Although I consider myself a queer woman (and in a relationship with one who is female identity) and I do feel that safety with others of the LGBTQ+ community who have a different identity. We all have some level of oppression in common and have gone through trials because of our identity, so in that sense, I feel a great sense of unity when I come across a queer person even if they do not share the exact same identity as me. They understand the struggle of being an LGBTQ+ individual in a heteronormative world.