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[[File:BrandonTeena_5386.jpg|frame|Brandon Teena, just a regular guy. Played by [[Hilary Swank]].]] |
[[File:BrandonTeena_5386.jpg|frame|Brandon Teena, just a regular guy. Played by [[Hilary Swank]].]] |
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The story of the life and death of a young [[Useful Notes/Transsexual|transman]] named Brandon Teena. His legal name was Teena Brandon, but that was unknown to the gang of misogynist homophobic rednecks he joined. |
The story of the life and death of a young [[Useful Notes/Transsexual|transman]] named Brandon Teena. His legal name was Teena Brandon, but that was unknown to the gang of misogynist homophobic rednecks he joined. |
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Not to be confused with [[Men Don't Cry]] or the boy band from a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode. |
Not to be confused with [[Men Don't Cry]] or the boy band from a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode. |
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=== ''[[Boys Don't Cry]]'' contains examples of: === |
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* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Rare example of a female to male, but in ''Boys Don't Cry'' about the real life murder of Brandon Teena, who was a trans man, Hillary Swank not only looked convincingly male (she lived as a man for about a month in preparation for the role; her neighbors believed the young man coming and going was her brother), but was not bad-looking. |
* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Rare example of a female to male, but in ''Boys Don't Cry'' about the real life murder of Brandon Teena, who was a trans man, Hillary Swank not only looked convincingly male (she lived as a man for about a month in preparation for the role; her neighbors believed the young man coming and going was her brother), but was not bad-looking. |
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: Brandon makes up a ton of lies besides the obvious, like having a kid of his own, a model for a sister and has traveled the world. |
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Brandon makes up a ton of lies besides the obvious, like having a kid of his own, a model for a sister and has traveled the world. |
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