Digital Transgender Archive
River of tears
Moving performances fuel a powerful Boys Don't Cry
A review of the film "Boys Don't Cry" written by Jan Stuart. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome anti-LGBT hate crimes. Brandon's death became a major news item, and the language used to describe his identity and depict the violence he suffered by contemporary press coverage ranges from insensitive to outright cruel.
- Identifier
- js956g052
- Collection
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Brandon Teena Collection
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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Stuart, Jan
- Date Issued
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1999
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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Alicia Goranson
Andy Bienen
Boys Don't Cry
Brandon Teena
Brendan Sexton II
Chloe Sevigny
Hilary Swank
Jeannetta Arnette
Jim Denault
John Lotter
Kimberly Peirce
Lana Tisdel
Peter Sarsgaard
Thomas Nissen
- Places
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Nebraska
>
Richardson County
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Falls City
- Topic(s)
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Crossdressing
Gender expression
LGBTQ+ films
Sexual identity
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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