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A Real Eye Opener of What Hatred Can Result In




I recently watched a very emotional documentary that I thought both you and your readers might appreciate.
Brandon Teena was only 21 years old when he and his girlfriend were murdered on December 31, 1993 simply because Brandon was born a woman.
"The Brandon Teena Story" is a true story that the movie "Boys Don't Cry" is based off of. The documentary is a real eye-opener to what hatred and intolerance of the LGBT community can lead to.
The film features interviews with those who loved him, those who hated him, and the death row inmates who sealed his fate.

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The woman murdered wasn't a girlfriend.

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Yeah, Lisa Lambert was actually a friend of Brandon's. She was completely innocent and had no connections whatsoever to any wrongdoing of her own. I think it is very sad that she was killed, specifically. Especially in front of her infant son--that's pretty cold-blooded.

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Out of curiousity, what wrongdoing was anyone else murdered that night guilty of committing? Especially such that would warrant the "justice" that was delivered?

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I wasn't implying that anybody did any wrongdoing more than anybody else. Just implying that she had no enemies, nobody was upset with her about anything. Same thing with Phillip Devine. But I feel especially bad for her, because she was killed in front of her baby. Tom Nissen and John Lotter even argued about killing the baby! Brandon Teena didn't deserve to die, but she had a lot of people upset with her....over forgeries and theft, lies....

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