'Brandon Teena': A Crime of Outrage

This article by Edvins Beitiks was published by SFGate on February 19, 1999. The author reviews "The Brandon Teena Story," a documentary about the murder of Brandon Teena by filmmakers Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir. 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: p8418n356
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s): Beitiks, Edvins
Date Issued: Feb. 19, 1999
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Brandon Teena
Castro Theater
Charles Laux
Greta Olafsdottir
John Lotter
Michelle Lotter
Ron Shepherd
Susan Muska
The Brandon Teena Story
Thomas Nissen
Places: Nebraska > Lancaster County > Lincoln
Nebraska > Richardson > City of Humboldt > Humboldt
Topic(s): Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Anti-queer violence
Anti-transgender violence
Gender identity
Sexual violence
Transmasculine people
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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