Brandon Teena

Brandon Teena
Born(1972-12-12)December 12, 1972
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 1993(1993-12-31) (aged 21)
Humboldt, Nebraska, U.S.
Cause of deathMurder by gunshots and stabbing
Other namesBilly Brinson
Known forHate crime murder victim

Brandon Teena (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen. His life and death are the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry. Teena's murder, along with that of Matthew Shepard nearly five years later, led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States.

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