Digital Transgender Archive
Article detailing the settlement case of JoAnn Brandon against Sheriff Charles Laux and Richardson County for negligence in the death 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.
- Identifier
- 7p88cg744
- Collection
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Brandon Teena Collection
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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Hendee, David
- Publisher
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Omaha World-Herald
- Date Issued
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Sep. 24, 1999
- Dates Covered
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1993
- Genre
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Articles
- Subject(s)
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Brandon Teena
Charles Laux
Joann Brandon
John Lotter
Lisa Lambert
Marvin Nissen
Orville Coady
Phillip DeVine
- Places
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Nebraska
>
Richardson County
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Falls City
- Topic(s)
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Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Assigned female at birth
LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes
Transmasculine people
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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