Over 70 LGBTQ+ organisations have rallied together for an open letter calling for action to combat anti-Black violence. The letter comes to light after the recent murders of Black Americans including George Floyd, a 47-year-old man who was killed after a white police officer called Derek Chauvin placed a knee on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.
Tony McDade, a Black transgender man, was also killed by white officers in Florida. His murder is now believed to be the 12th violent death of