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Trans women DJ Jasmine Infiniti and London Jade assaulted in Brooklyn

• Up-and-coming DJ Jasmine Infiniti wants the world to know what happened to her and her friends on Saturday.
  
• The 33-year-old trans woman of color had planned to spend Monday and Tuesday preparing for her first multi-country European tour. 
  
• Instead, she’s spending her third and fourth day in Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital preparing for reconstructive surgery to fix a broken jaw.
  
• New York Police and Infiniti say she and her younger transgender protégé, Florida rapper London Jade, 22, were brutally assaulted in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday by a group of up to 10 suspected Hispanic men and women who were outside Bushwick Liquors, at 459 Bushwick Ave.
• No arrests have been made yet, but the incident is being investigated by the NYPD’s hate crime task force, a department spokesperson said. Read more (6/13/17)

This happened mere blocks from The Silent Barn, a venue that acts as a safe space for many queer/trans youth. Travel in groups and make sure you alert people to your whereabouts at frequent intervals. I’m so sorry this world is so dangerous for QTPoC, but we must do our best to keep our siblings safe. Please stay vigilant and safe. So much love to everyone. We all deserve better.