Testimony Wraps Up in Brandon Lawsuit

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.

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Identifier: 5h73pw294
Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s): Hendee, David
Publisher: Omaha World-Herald
Date Issued: Sep. 25, 1999
Dates Covered: 1993
Genre: Articles
Subject(s): Brandon Teena
Charles Laux
Joann Brandon
John Lotter
Marvin Nissen
Orville Coady
Places: Nebraska > Douglas County > City of Omaha > Omaha
Topic(s): Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Assigned female at birth
LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes
Transmasculine people
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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