Brandon Teena | |
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| Born | December 12, 1972 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1993 (aged 21) Humboldt, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder by gunshots and stabbing |
| Other names | Billy Brinson |
| Known for | Hate crime murder victim |
Brandon Teena[note 1] (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen.[2][3] His life and death were the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry. Teena's murder, along with that of Matthew Shepard nearly five years later, led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States.[4][5]
- ^ D'Erasmo, Stacey (October 1999). "Boy Interrupted". Out. 8 (4). Here Publishing: 66. ISSN 1062-7928.
Brandon became famous as "Brandon Teena," though it wasn't a name he ever used in life,[...]
- ^ "U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals – JoAnn Brandon v Charles B. Laux". FindLaw. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ Howey, Noelle (March 22, 2000). "Boys Do Cry". Mother Jones. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ "Hate crimes legislation updates and information: Background information on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA)" Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. National Youth Advocacy Coalition. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ "25 Transgender People Who Influenced American Culture". Time. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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