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In mid-February2017, during a visit with her mother, Nova's estranged sister was invited to the location. Not long after her arrival she began the lash out verbally at Nova. This eventually escalated into a verbal argument with Nova attempting to walk away from the argument. The sister then shoved Nova into a refrigerator and attempted to punch Nova with wild swings. Nova then punched back, which ended the incident.

The sister has since pressed assault charges on Nova. The system is processing her as a male individual despite her being on HRT for the last 2 and a half years and living life as a woman full time.

She cannot afford to hire an attorney currently due to her inability to work from a previous back injury. We're not getting the support we need from public defense and so we need to seek private counsel. She is facing trial in late April with the possibility to 6 months of jail time in a male prison if convicted. For those of you that may not know, trans women being put into male prisons is a serious threat to their safety.

Attorney costs come in at $3000 up front plus any additional that may be incurred if the case lasts longer than normal.

Please help if you can, She needs your help.