Posted on 03/27/2025 11:47:10 AM PDT by nickcarraway
From March 26th to March 31st, over 100 crime writers are participating in an auction to support the Transgender Law Center
These are dire times. Human rights, and especially the rights of trans folks, are under attack. And thankfully, some of the crime fiction community has come together to fight back. For the next week, leading up to the March 31st Day of Trans Visibility, over 100 crime writers are participating in an auction benefitting the Transgender Law Center, including such folks as Roxane Gay, David Baldacci, Gillian Flynn, Louise Penny, and many more.
According to the fundraiser’s press release, “this initiative…was started by a group of crime fiction writers who were troubled by the increasing restrictions on trans identities and the attempts to erase them. Originally unsure of how much support this effort would receive, they were moved by the enthusiasm of so many prominent writers.”
Trans author, attorney, and advocate Robyn Gigl adds: “I honestly wish this initiative wasn’t necessary, but unfortunately, it is. The trans community is a relatively small segment of the population and that why it’s so vitally important for our allies to stand with us and support us. It’s an honor to be part of this effort.”
Those who would like to donate directly instead of bidding on auction items can do so easily from the auction home page, and as of this writing, the fundraising effort has already brought in over half of the organizers’ set goal. Thanks to the crime writers (and readers) who’ve made this possible, and here’s hoping we’ll see the mystery community engaged in plenty more activism to come.
Molly Odintz is the managing editor for CrimeReads and the editor of Austin Noir, now available from Akashic Books. She grew up in Austin and worked as a bookseller before becoming a Very Professional Internet Person. She lives in central Texas with her cat, Fritz Lang.
They still haven't released the Nashville shooter manifesto! And I guess they never will. Even Trump won't release it.
“Fiction Writers Endorse Fiction”
I've never read any of the books from those that are named. I'd like to know who the "many more" are so I can stop reading their books, if, in fact, I've read any of them.
If one thinks about....a great source of crime too
I love how writers of fiction all seem to be writing novels set in the universe that liberals think exists. AGW, etc. Can’t imagine why they’d want to alienate half their audience unless somebody’s slipping them enough Benjamins under the table that it’s worth it.
Hopefully no federal money finds its way to these clowns.
The publishers censor anyone who is not hard core leftist/pervert.
Great source of stories, which they will write about and turn into great moneymakers for themselves.
You know... vultures.
Who cares what crime writers think? Why don’t they ever ask what energy industry workers think?
They don’t like seeing their new line of inspiration disappear? Murder mysteries with surgeons getting knocked off by unhappy gender fakers, confusing perpetrators whose DNA says one thing so that they’re hiding in plain sight, etc.
Sometime they censor their own. I remember in the 2010s they got angry at a YA book, that was trying to be P.C., because it had green aliens, which apparently is anti-black racism.
Crime writers come together in support of trans rights.
Like lawyers they know that fringe people have big backers that end up helping their agendas.
Even D.C. is a hot house of whores.
It's a real shame men stopped reading.
These are dire times. Human rights, and especially those of the mentally ill to change society to their demented lifestyles.
These people fundamentally lack respect for others.
Even D.C.? I thought that was the capitol.
Actually, we just want to get help for these mentally ill people, not celebrate their mental illness.
Yup! My thoughts as well.
My guess is that C.J. Box will not be indorsing this group.
> Can’t imagine why they’d want to alienate half their audience
Because fiction writers don’t write for readers. They write for editors, publishers, and book reviewers. If you’re a fiction writer selling your work to traditional mainstream publishers, there is no surer way to kill your career as a writer than by coming out as — gasp! — a conservative!
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