Stonewall Self Defense classes for the LGBTQ+ community and allies
Sebastian Livingston, a self-described queer feminist badass, has begun Stonewall Self Defense, offering self-defense classes for the LGBTQ+ and ally community beginning March 1. For $60, students can attend any of the 12 weekly classes for a full month.
Livingston is a gay black belt martial artist, bodybuilder, published socialist writer, and tattoo artist from Salt Lake City who advocates for human rights. With 15 years of experience in martial arts and self-defense, he is working to support marginalized people.
“Pre- and early-Trump era, I spent time as the chair of the Ecosocialist Commission for the Socialist Party USA working with various groups to organize national environmental demonstrations and self-defense initiatives,” he said in a statement. “I am dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ people and all other people who are systematically oppressed. Building and supporting spaces of solidarity and support of people, not profit, has always been my biggest goal in life.”
Hour-long classes will be held on Mondays and Fridays at 7:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 7:15 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 9 a.m. The location is 3361 S. 200 East, Unit 3 in South Salt Lake.
More information on Instagram at @stonewall.selfdefense
