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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 September 2024. American murder victim (1972–1993) Brandon Teena Born (1972-12-12) December 12, 1972 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. Died December 31, 1993 (1993-12-31) (aged 21) Humboldt, Nebraska, U.S. Cause of death Murder by gunshots and stabbing Other names Billy Brinson Known for Hate crime murder ...
On December 19, 1993, Brandon Teena was arrested for forging checks, and put in jail for several days. [5] Tisdel found out he was transgender after his birth name was printed in the local newspaper in the arrests section. [6] Tisdel paid to get him out of jail, and he told her that he was undergoing sex reassignment surgery.
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" .
1993 – Brandon Teena, a 21-year-old transgender man, was raped and murdered in Falls City, Nebraska on 31 December. [15] Two men were convicted of first-degree murder in the incident, one of whom was sentenced to death. The crime became the subject of the Academy Award-winning film Boys Don't Cry. [15]
Gwen Amber Rose Araujo (February 24, 1985 – October 4, 2002) [ 1 ] was an American teenager who was murdered in Newark, California, at the age of 17. [ 2 ] She was murdered by four men, two of whom she had been sexually intimate with, who beat and strangled her after discovering that she was transgender. [ 1 ][ 3 ] Two of the defendants were ...
A 16-year-old student at a high school in Maryland has been detained after he allegedly shot and killed a 15-year-old student in one of the school’s bathrooms.. The name of the suspect has yet ...
Matthew Reisen, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. August 29, 2024 at 11:01 PM. Aug. 29—A 16-year-old boy from Rio Rancho allegedly shot and killed a man as the teen and others tried to steal his truck ...
The Brandon Teena Story. 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 ...