The 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' star also called for queer and trans inclusion in Black Lives Matter in an impassioned Instagram post.
"The revolution is not about appeal," Smith continued in his post. "It is about demanding what should have been given to us from the beginning. What should have been given to black, queer, and trans individuals from the beginning. Which is the right to exist. To live and prosper in public. Without fear of persecution or threat of violence."
Addressing Ashe, he added, "You’ve been my rock and guiding light through all of this and I love you so much. I know that on the other side of this is change, though the fight is far from over." Nationwide protests have continued all week after the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer. The officer, who knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, has been charged with second-degree murder, with the other three officers on the scene at the time charged with aiding and abetting.
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