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  2. Brandon Teena - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Lana Tisdel - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. The Brandon Teena Story - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Boys Don't Cry (1999 film) - Wikipedia

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    Boys Don't Cry is a biographical film about Brandon Teena, a trans man who was murdered in Nebraska in 1993. Hilary Swank won an Oscar for her portrayal of Brandon, who falls in love with Lana Tisdel, played by Chloë Sevigny.

  6. List of people killed for being transgender - Wikipedia

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    This is a worldwide list of people who were killed for being transgender, from 1991 to 2021. It includes some cases of trans panic defense, hate crimes, and murders by serial killers.

  7. The Transexual Menace - Wikipedia

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    The Transexual Menace organized groups of demonstrators outside courthouses during trials involving anti-transgender crimes, for instance in the rape and murder of Brandon Teena. The movement became the subject of iconic gay liberation filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim's documentary "Transexual Menace". [2] [3]

  8. Humboldt, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    Humboldt is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, with a population of 800. It was named after Humboldt, Tennessee, and was the site of a notorious triple murder in 1993.

  9. Norm Macdonald - Wikipedia

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    Norm Macdonald (1959-2021) was a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his deadpan style and political satire. He died of leukemia in September 2021, after a career that included SNL, The Norm Show, and Netflix talk shows.