Black Dagger Hair is a queer-owned, alternative salon located in Normal Heights on Adams Avenue in San Diego. Built for people who want great hair and a space where they feel seen, respected, and genuinely safe, Black Dagger specializes in vivid color, fashion shades, alternative and edgy cuts, and confident short-hair shaping and barbering — including shags and mullets. Every service is fully customized, rooted in the belief that hair is a form of identity and self-expression. Beyond the chair, community care is central to everything they do. Through the Black Dagger Community Collective, a queer-led nonprofit, they provide free gender-affirming haircuts, mutual aid, and a Community Care Cabinet stocked with food, hygiene products, and harm-reduction supplies for anyone in need.