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George Floyd protest in D.C. on May 30 — Photo: Victoria Pickering / Flickr A coalition of LGBTQ and civil rights organizations has condemned racism, racial violence and police brutality and affirmed that #BlackLivesMatter.

In the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis last week, more than 100 organizations have signed onto an open letter urging the importance of speaking out “when hate, violence, and systemic racism claim — too often with impunity — Black Lives.” “The racial violence that has filled our television, computer and phone screens this spring is a stark reminder of how far we still must go to ensure that the promise of America is not dependent on the color of one’s skin,” Alphonso David,

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