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Brewtorium in Austin Shuts Down Pride Month Drag Brunch After Bomb Threat | Eater Austin

"The BIPOC- and queer-owned marketplace owner and Frida Friday organizer who was onsite said she was taken into an office shortly after the event began and shown the threatening email alleging a pipe bomb and using a homophobic slur; she corroborated that police swept the venue and found nothing. She urged the community to support queer events through attendance and volunteering to help create safer spaces, criticized the lack of clear protocols from responding officers, and described the emotional toll of trying to sustain safe spaces for queer people amid rising threats." - Courtney E. Smith