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Brandon Teena was a transgender man who was raped and killed by John Lotter and Tom Nissen in 1993 in Nebraska. His life and death inspired the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry, and led to increased awareness of hate crime laws.
Lana M. Tisdel (born May 28, 1975) [2] is an American woman whose early life and involvement with the December 1993 murders of Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Phillip DeVine at the hands of John Lotter and Tom Nissen is chronicled in the 1998 documentary The Brandon Teena Story and the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry (which left out DeVine). [3]
Pius X High School is a Catholic high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1956 by Bishop Louis B. Kucera. It has won 85 state championships in various sports and has two competitive show choirs.
Boys Don't Cry is a biographical film about Brandon Teena, a trans man who was murdered in Nebraska in 1993. The film stars Hilary Swank and Chloë Sevigny, and explores themes of identity, love, and violence.
The Brandon Teena Story is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir. [1] The documentary features interviews with many of the people involved with the 1993 murder of Brandon Teena as well as archive footage of Teena. [2] After its theatrical release, it aired on Cinemax as part of its Reel Life series.
Falls City is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, with a population of 4,133. Its ZIP code is 68355 and its area code is 402. Learn about its history as a station on the Underground Railroad, a division point for railroads, and a site of a plane crash and a murder.
The funerals mark another opportunity for students and faculty from the high school of 1,900 students to share their grief. Barrow County’s other schools reopened last week .
Hilary Swank is an American actress and film producer who won two Academy Awards for her roles in Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby. She also starred as Carly Reynolds in Beverly Hills 90210 for 16 episodes in 1997-1998.