Madison Markham

Columns/ Perspectives/ Top Stories 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.

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.

In The Tragedy of True Crime, John J. Lennon weaves together the stories of four men who have committed murder to offer a new perspective on the true crime genre. Informed by his lived experiences and career as a prison journalist, Lennon illuminates the nuance we lose when stories of true crime are one-dimensional.