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Hillary Clinton on Thursday expressed support for a transgender woman who was assaulted on a New York City subway car.

Pearl Love, who is a social worker, posted a video of the April 28 incident that took place while she was traveling from the Bronx to the LGBT Community Center in Greenwich Village.

“I’m so sorry that you experienced this,” wrote Clinton in a message posted on Love’s Facebook page. “The all-too high prevalence of violence and hatred faced by the transgender community — today, in 2016! — is a rebuke to all of us.”

“Every single person deserves to be safe and live free from discrimination and cruelty, period,” she added. “And transgender people need to hear from every one of us that you are loved, respected and deserving of equality under the law. Know that you have my support, and I’m on your side.”

ABC News reported that Clinton met Love last month during an event at the LGBT Community Center.

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told ABC News that it has not received any formal complaints about the incident.