BRANDON TEENA MURDERER SENTENCED

An article written by Davina Anne Gabriel explaining the events that lead to Brandon Teena's murder and its aftermath. The text also looks at responses from members of the queer community to the event. 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: b5644r70s
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s): Gabriel, Davina Anne
Date Issued: 1996
Dates Covered: Feb. 21, 1996
Dec. 25, 1993
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): All She Ever Wanted
Aphrodite Jones
Brandon Teena
Charles Laux
John Lotter
Lana Tisdel
Leslie Feinberg
Lisa Lambert
Phillip DeVine
Riki Anne Wilchins
Tammy Brandon
The Falls City Journal
The FTM International
The Lesbian Avengers
The Menace Men
The New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
The Transgender Menace
Thomas Nissen
Places: Nebraska > Richardson County > Falls City
Topic(s): Gender expression
Hate crimes
LGBTQ+ activism
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Transmasculine people
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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