Digital Transgender Archive
Heartland Homicide
Article originally published in The Advocate 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.
- Identifier
- fn106z16k
- Collection
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Brandon Teena Collection
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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Ricks, Ingrid
- Publisher
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The Advocate
- Date Issued
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Mar. 8, 1994
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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Brandon Teena
John Lotter
Lana Tisdel
Leslie Feinberg
Marvin Nissen
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
- Places
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Nebraska
>
Richardson County
>
Falls City
Nebraska > Lancaster County > Lincoln
Nebraska > Richardson > City of Humboldt > Humboldt
- Topic(s)
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Assigned female at birth
LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Transmasculine people
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/cz30ps88z
- Rights
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In copyright
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