Digital Transgender Archive

Brandon Teena: Anatomy of a Murder

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A Washington Post review of The Brandon Teena Story, a Cinemark documentary detailing the murder of Brandon Teena. 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
kh04dp82v
Collection
Brandon Teena Collection
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
Shales, Tom
Date Issued
Jul. 26, 1999
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Brandon Teena
Greta Olafsdottir
John Lotter
Susan Muska
The Brandon Teena Story
Thomas Nissen
Topic(s)
Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Assigned female at birth
LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Transmasculine people
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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