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A Rape and Beating, Later 3 Murders and Then the Twist

The Brandon Teena Story

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A short film review of "The Brandon Teena Story." Published in The New York Times on September 23rd, 1998. 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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