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Elections Matter
Last year, following the discovery of new evidence, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón supported a sentence reduction for Erik and Lyle Menendez that would have opened the door for them to be eligible for parole. But Nathan Hochman became the DA after November’s election and he withdrew Gascón’s request. Now, as of me writing this, the Menendez brothers’ family is literally rallying against the new DA and speaking up. “We won’t let him rewrite history,” said a cousin of the brothers of Hochman.
Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025
The current hatred towards trans people—centering trans children—is hateful, horrific, and deeply concerning on many fronts, including grown adults obsessions with other people’s genitals and the escalation of violence targeted at a community. Rather than watching the horrors and feeling helpless, a group of crime writers partnered up with the Transgender Law Center for the Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025 auction. “From March 26 through April 1, 2025, you can bid on a wonderful range of items, including from some of the most celebrated voices in crime and crime-adjacent fiction, with all proceeds given to the Transgender Law Center to help further their important work.” Just to note a couple items: a signed copy of Gone Girl and you can name a character in Lisa Gardner’s 2026 thriller!
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