Mom wins Brandon death suit Lawyer says dollar

An article from The Lincoln Journal Star describing the death suit of Brandon Teena. The text goes into the details surrounding the case and its results. 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: fb4948535
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s): Duggan, Joe
Date Issued: Dec. 8, 1999
Dates Covered: Dec. 31, 1993
Dec. 25, 1993
Sep. 22, 1999
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Brandon Teena
Charles Laux
Herbert Friedman
Joann Brandon
John Lotter
Lisa Lambert
Marshall Maddox
Orville Coady
Phillip DeVine
Richard Boucher
Scott Schock
The Falls City Journal
Thomas Nissen
Places: Nebraska > Richardson County > Falls City
Topic(s): Hate crimes
Mothers
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Transmasculine people
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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