Brandon Teena
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Brandon Teena was a young transgender man whose 1993 murder in Nebraska became a landmark case highlighting anti-transgender violence and inspiring the film "Boys Don't Cry."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brandon Teena canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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murder victim ⓘ transgender man ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 21 ⓘ |
| awardAssociated | Hilary Swank won Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying Brandon Teena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Teena Renae Brandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Lincoln, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | murder by firearm ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coVictim |
Lisa Lambert
NERFINISHED
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Philip DeVine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-12-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-12-31 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| fullName | Brandon Teena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderIdentity | male ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Tammy Brandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced discussions on hate-crime legislation
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raised public awareness of violence against transgender people in the United States ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
documentary "The Brandon Teena Story"
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film "Boys Don’t Cry" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being victim of a high-profile anti-transgender hate crime
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inspiring the film "Boys Don’t Cry" ⓘ |
| legalCase | lawsuit against Richardson County sheriff’s office ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | civil judgment against Richardson County for failure to protect ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | hate crime ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal | portrayed by Hilary Swank in "Boys Don’t Cry" ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
rape and assault in December 1993 prior to murder
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triple homicide in Humboldt, Nebraska on 1993-12-31 ⓘ |
| notableFor | highlighting law enforcement mishandling of transgender victims ⓘ |
| parent | JoAnn Brandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
John Lotter
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Marvin Thomas Nissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Humboldt, Nebraska, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeInteraction | reported rape to Richardson County sheriff’s office in December 1993 ⓘ |
| residence |
Humboldt, Nebraska, United States
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | attracted to women ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous articles on anti-transgender violence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
LGBTQ+ rights discourse in the 1990s
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academic studies on gender identity and violence ⓘ |
| victimOf |
murder
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rape ⓘ |
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