Digital Transgender Archive

Cross-Dresser Killed Two Weeks after Town [...]

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Associated Press article discussing the events surrounding Brandon Teena's death. 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
st74cq77k
Collection
Brandon Teena Collection
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
Tysver, Robynn
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1994
Dates Covered
1993
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Brandon Teena
Lana Tisdel
Places
Nebraska > Richardson County > Falls City
Nebraska > Richardson > City of Humboldt > Humboldt
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
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