"American Justice" shows none

"'American Justice' shows none" is an article by appearing on page 10 of the Bay Area Reporter, Volume 30, Number 14, 6 April 2000. The article is a critical review of the "Life and Death of Teena Brandon," a program that aired on the A&E series "American Justice." Representatives from GLAAD characterized the program as insensitive with regard to self-identified gender and as promoting harmful stereotypes. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome anti-LGBT hate crimes. Brandon's death became a major news item, and the language used to describe his identity and depict the violence he suffered by contemporary press coverage ranges from insensitive to outright cruel.

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Identifier: 3t945r026
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Contributor(s): Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Date Issued: Apr. 6, 2000
Dates Covered: Mar. 29, 2000
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): A&E
American Justice
Boys Don't Cry
Brandon Teena
GenderPAC
The Life and Death of Teena Brandon
Towers Productions
Places: New York
Illinois > Cook County > City of Chicago > Chicago
Nebraska > Richardson > City of Humboldt > Humboldt
Topic(s): Anti-transgender discrimination
Anti-transgender violence
Deadnaming
Misgendering
Transgender identity
Transgender youth
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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