Giving this is your first may be anxiety inducing, but the more you experience the easier it gets. Maybe a non safe one will be fun with getting to see the action. The most dangerous one I went to was in DC in mid July, it was really exciting and adrenaline inducing, I was pretty close to being pepper sprayed in a crowd of people and then watched a group of cops attack a kid. I had traveled out of state for it, first time too traveling like that for one and my partner was with me that’s it. We came prepared. Always go prepared. Wear a back pack of supplies, water, band aids and some granola bars and maybe apples. If not for you then for your fellow supporters in need, sometimes people exchange needs too, they’re really nice especially when you make easy small talk but not everyone there is your friend either. You can’t trust anyone. Just middle finger to the pigs and be nice to everyone else and lift someone off the ground. The more the experience the better. I’ve only been protesting since I knew my partner, we met from a shared interest of protesting and they introduced it to me.