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  • A Documentary About Teena Shed Light On The Sheriff's Negligence on Random Tragic Story Of Brandon Teena, Whose Case Inspired 'Boys Don't Cry'

    (#12) A Documentary About Teena Shed Light On The Sheriff's Negligence

    Filmmakers Gréta Olafsdóttir and Susan Muska produced The Brandon Teena Story in 1998. The film was well-received critically, nominated for a GLAAD award and winning honors at both the Berlin Film Festival and the Vancouver Film Festival. 

    The documentary uncovered and publicly broke Sheriff Laux's interrogation of Teena after he first reported the assault, highlighting a clear lapse in the sheriff's commitment to duty. The filmmakers used transcripts of calls and reports, previously unreleased footage, photos of Teena, and a few recreated scenes to frame the narrative. It also interviewed several of the key players in the events leading up to December 31, 1993.

    According to a review of the film in Variety magazine:

    One of the most disturbing segments of the film is the recording of an interview in which, after Brandon’s rape, he was quizzed by Falls City’s sheriff, whose prejudice against homosexuality and transsexuality is evident throughout the exchange. Dealing with a youth who has just undergone an extremely traumatic experience, the law officer shows scant sympathy or insight into Brandon’s plight.

    Teena's case turned out to be an important one for prosecuting crimes against LGBTQ+-identifying people.

  • A Forgery Arrest In 1993 Outed Teena As Trans To The Whole Community on Random Tragic Story Of Brandon Teena, Whose Case Inspired 'Boys Don't Cry'

    (#7) A Forgery Arrest In 1993 Outed Teena As Trans To The Whole Community

    Teena reportedly began engaging in illegal behavior around 1990 or 1991. Forgery was chief among his crimes, and Brandon often used the ill-gotten funds to purchase gifts for his many successive girlfriends. He was arrested for one forgery crime in October 1991, then again for another one two years later on December 15, 1993.

    Teena was taken into the county jail, but placed with the female inmates. News of Teena's identity quickly spread across the small Nebraska town. The story reached the friends with whom Teena had been palling around, John Lotter and Tom Nissen, who hadn't previously known Teena's story.

  • Teena's Mother Eventually Received Financial Compensation on Random Tragic Story Of Brandon Teena, Whose Case Inspired 'Boys Don't Cry'

    (#15) Teena's Mother Eventually Received Financial Compensation

    In April 2001, Teena's mother, JoAnn Brandon, was awarded $5,000 for the wrongful death of her son, $7,000 for infliction of emotional distress, $80,000 for mental suffering, and $6,223.20 to pay for his funeral.

    Sheriff Laux was found negligent in properly protecting Teena after he had agreed to testify against his attackers and was clearly in danger. 

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    (#8) John Lotter And Tom Nissen Assaulted And Beat Teena

    Teena was released from jail and resumed his life at Lisa Lambert's home while carrying on a relationship with Lana Tisdel. But shortly after, at a party on Christmas Eve of 1993, Teena was indecently and involuntarily exposed and assaulted by John Lotter and Tom Nissen, according to a report he filed with the local police the week it happened. According to The Atlantic"Upon discovering Brandon was a biological female, Lotter and Nissen became obsessed with proving his anatomy to Lana, forcibly disrobing him in a bathroom on Christmas Eve, and hours later, raping him."

    They'd heard about Teena's biological sex, and were enraged at the revelation. The bigoted duo threatened to execute Teena, but only left him greatly injured from their attack. He was treated in the hospital and tested positive for traces of semen.

  • Tom Nissen And John Lotter Killed Teena And Two Others A Week After The Assault on Random Tragic Story Of Brandon Teena, Whose Case Inspired 'Boys Don't Cry'

    (#10) Tom Nissen And John Lotter Killed Teena And Two Others A Week After The Assault

    The night of the homicide, Teena was staying at Lisa Lambert's farmhouse in Humboldt. Philip DeVine, a friend and Leslie Tisdel's ex-boyfriend, was staying there as well. Lambert's young son, Tanner, was also inside the home when Tom Nissen and John Lotter arrived that night. According to a later report by Tisdel, Lotter told her "I feel like killing someone," shortly before he did.

    Lambert's mother discovered the bodies the following day, all shot "execution style," as reported by the Village Voice. DeVine was slumped over the couch in the living room where he'd been sleeping, having sustained two gunshots to the head. Lambert sustained three shots to her chest and head. Teena was shot twice under the chin and then stabbed in his liver.

  • Teena Endured Assault As A Child on Random Tragic Story Of Brandon Teena, Whose Case Inspired 'Boys Don't Cry'

    (#2) Teena Endured Assault As A Child

    Teena and his older sister Tammy were both allegedly molested by an uncle when they were young. Tammy reported it to their grandmother, but the woman ignored her. The same grandmother later used slurs to refer to Teena and pressed charges against him when he pilfered from her. At the same time, his mother described Teena as "the most lovable person" and later revealed that he was an outspoken person who, while growing up, wanted to be a commercial artist.

    In high school, Teena was allegedly assaulted by a classmate, but he dropped the charges after reporting the crime. His junior year, Brandon attempted suicide by antibiotic pills. He spent time in the Lincoln Crisis Program that diagnosed him with a personality disorder and as "transsexual" in 1992 - a word that is now considered incorrect and outdated.

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On December 31, 1993,  Teena Brandon, who was only 21 years old, was murdered by two young people. She considers herself to be a person in a sexual identity crisis and has always been wearing fashionable short hair, he is indeed a handsome guy for all girls. But his two former friends John Lotter and Tom Nissen murdered him because they know that he was a girl.

This tragedy has caused widespread concern, and more people have appeal to the equal rights of transgender people. In 1999, director Kimberly Peirce directed and shot the movie Boys Don't Cry which is based on this true story. The random tool could help you to know more about the tragic story of Brandon Teena.

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