Vandals sprayed anti-LGBTQ+ language on a utility box in front of the building that houses Long Beach Pride, officials said on Sunday.

The language, along with a swastika and the acronym "MAGA," was painted sometime Saturday at the corner of 10th Street and Obispo Avenue, according to Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson.

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Long Beach Pride is a nonprofit organization that produces the annual Pride festival and parade.

Richardson said the vandalism "was not just an attack on a symbol, but an attack on our LGBTQ+ family, friends and neighbors," adding, "This vile act of hate has absolutely no place in Long Beach."

The city's graffiti-removal team was dispatched to remove the vandalism and the Long Beach Police Department

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