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."Hate crimes legislation updates and information: Background information on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA)" . National Youth Advocacy Coalition. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
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"hate crimes legislation updates and information background information on the local law enforcement hate crimes prevention act (llehcpa)"  national youth advocacy coalition retrieved december 2 2011