Roy Cohn, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech (Gift Article)

When a respected biographer tried to use a Mapplethorpe photograph of Roy Cohn for a book cover, worries about the wrath of Mr. Cohn’s protégé, President Trump, intervened.

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@hilzoy.bsky.social 1 likes 0 reposts 1 comments September 9, 2026 (5 days ago)

Consider the Mapplethorpe photo of him. 😳 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/b...