Digital Transgender Archive
This article talks about "The Brandon Teena Story" from Cinemax and details about Brandon's past as well as going more into John Lotter's and Thomas Nissen's past. 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.
- Identifier
- z890rt51p
- Collection
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Brandon Teena Collection
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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Ferguson, Stuart
- Date Issued
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Jul. 26, 1999
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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Brandon Teena
John Lotter
Lana Tisdel
Leslie Tisdel
Lisa Lambert
Phillip DeVine
Thomas Nissen
- Places
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Nebraska
>
Richardson County
>
Falls City
Nebraska > Richardson > City of Humboldt > Humboldt
- Topic(s)
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FtMs
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Sexual assault
Transphobia
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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