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LGBTQ, local officials react to Chauvin guilty verdicts in murder of George Floyd

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LGBTQ organizations and San Francisco officials reacted Tuesday to the trio of guilty verdicts in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd.

A Minneapolis jury on April 20 convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd last May 25.

Equality California, the state's LGBTQ rights organization, released a statement from Executive Director Rick Chavez Zbur and Executive Director-designate Tony Hoang. "George Floyd's life matters.

Breonna Taylor's life matters. Jaida Peterson's life matters. Emmett Till's life matters. Black lives matter," the men stated. "Derek Chauvin's knee was on George Floyd's neck for nine minutes and 29

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