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Video Analysis: The Brandon Teena Story
Early this week in class we watched a short video clip describing the tragic story of Brandon Teena, a victim of a hate crime in the United States. During the video we learn that Brandon lived and loved as a man and for that he paid with his life.
In the video we also learn that Brandon was born female, but felt male inside. His story outraged many and captured the eye of news anchors all around the world and has also been powerfully re-told in the film Boys Don’t Cry and in the award-winning documentary The Brandon Teena Story.
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