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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.

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Identifier: z890rt51p
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s): Ferguson, Stuart
Date Issued: Jul. 26, 1999
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Brandon Teena
John Lotter
Lana Tisdel
Leslie Tisdel
Lisa Lambert
Phillip DeVine
Thomas Nissen
Places: Nebraska > Richardson County > Falls City
Nebraska > Richardson > City of Humboldt > Humboldt
Topic(s): FtMs
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Sexual assault
Transphobia
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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