Digital Transgender Archive
A Rape and Beating, Later 3 Murders and Then the Twist
The Brandon Teena Story
A short film review of "The Brandon Teena Story." Published in The New York Times on September 23rd, 1998. 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
- pn89d679j
- Collection
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Brandon Teena Collection
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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Holden, Stephen
- Date Issued
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Sep. 23, 1998
- Dates Covered
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Dec. 24, 1993
Dec. 31, 1993
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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April Stevens
Brandon Teena
Brown Brothers
Dinah Washington
Greta Olafsdottir
John Lotter
Lana Tisdel
Lisa Lambert
Lorrie Morgan
Philip Devine
Susan Muska
The Brandon Teena Story
Thomas Nissen
- Places
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Nebraska
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Richardson County
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Falls City
- Topic(s)
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Hormone therapy (Gender)
LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes
Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/092398teena-film-review.html
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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