LONG BEACH — Vandals sprayed anti-LGBTQ+ language on a utility box in front of the building that houses Long Beach Pride and the act was being investigated as a hate crime, officials said Sunday.

The language, along with a swastika and the acronym “MAGA,” were painted at about 5:40 p.m. Saturday at the corner of 10th Street and Obispo Avenue, according to Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Allison Gallagher.

“Officers located graffiti that made derogatory statements,” Gallagher said. “The incident is being investigated as hate- /bias-motivated.”

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

The vandalism “was not just an attack on a symbol, but an attack on our LGBTQ+ family, friends and neighbors,” said Long Beach Mayor Rex Rich

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