​Dominga of Föllakzoid launches new FLINTA*-dedicated party in Berlin, ABOV

WARNING: This article includes accounts and imagery of assault which may be distressing for some readers.

Föllakzoid’s Dominga is set to launch a brand new FLINTA*-dedicated party and collective in Berlin after she was allegedly targeted in a transphobic attack earlier this month.

ABOV, the new club night and collective, aims to “reclaim spaces” within Berlin’s FLINTA* community (women, lesbian, inter*, non-binary/enby, trans, agender +).

After a debut edition in New York, the first Berlin-based party is due to take place on Wednesday, October 16, at Kreuzberg queer bar Kwia, hosted by Frau Dark.

ABOV’s Berlin debut will include DJ sets from Grinderteeth, cvntmom, Krohm, and a performance from Dominga herself alongside Synthtati, taking place between 8:PM – 2:AM.

The party is described as a “safe space” created by and for Berlin’s FLINTA* community, and those who have been a victim of harassment and discrimination.

“After the first successful party in NYC, ABOV is now being deployed in Berlin,” Dominga explains. “If you attend our events, and you are not FLINTA*, remember where you are at all times and that this is a space created for us that you may enjoy and support respectfully.”

ABOV’s launch comes in response to an alleged transphobic attack on Dominga at Berlin club Sameheads earlier this month.

In an account of the alleged attack sent to Mixmag, Dominga claims that she was in attendance at Sameheads on Friday, September 6, when she was “violently attacked” by a “cis transphobic woman” in the club bathroom at around 3:AM.

She claimed that the woman first attacked her groin, “violently grabbing and scratching with her nails at my inner thighs”. Dominga also alleged that another trans woman was attacked later that same night.

In a statement following the attack, Sameheads said it remained in an open dialogue with Dominga, and followed up any action she wished to take against the alleged perpetrator. The club also said that a police report was filed.

Check out a poster for ABOV’s debut edition in Berlin below and find out more about the club night here.

Gemma Ross is Mixmag’s Assistant Editor, follow her on Twitter