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  • Managing Director, ESG and Sustainability Services, Grant Thornton LLP (US)
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Rising anti-LGBTQ+ censorship efforts pull directly from the playbooks of modern authoritarian leaders

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By John Friedman, Madison Markham
| Yahoo Verified
John Friedman,Madison Markham Thu, June 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A display of LGBTQ+ books at a California bookstore Across the U.S., a campaign to seclude and suppress queer and trans lives from public visibility is continuing to spread.
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Rising anti-LGBTQ+ censorship efforts pull directly from the playbooks of modern authoritarian leaders

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By John Friedman
| The Advocate Magazine Verified
Across the U.S., a campaign to seclude and suppress queer and trans lives from public visibility is continuing to spread. In public schools, libraries, universities, art galleries, museums, government websites, and national monuments, we are seeing art, books, terms, and symbols of LGBTQ+ identity disappear at a quickening pace. We don’t need to wonder where this is coming from or where it’s going. Wielding state power against LGBTQ+ communities has been a hallmark of authoritarian regimes.
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FO Talks: Public Anthropology in the Age of Startup Universities and Profit-Driven Education

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By John Friedman
| Fair Observer Verified
Fair Observer’s Communications and Outreach officer, Roberta Campani, speaks with Professor John Friedman, a public anthropologist who spent over two decades teaching at University College Roosevelt, part of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. They diagnose the neoliberal transformation of higher education, the erosion of academic freedom and the uncertain future of the humanities. Friedman begins by recounting the moment his university abruptly dismissed roughly 30% of its staff.
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