In this week's episode, Rae covers the horrific assault and murder of Brandon Teena. Though he was dead named and miss-labeled after his death, his murder led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States. Brandon's murder has shown light on the trans community and his life and death were the subject of the Academy Award-winning 1999 film Boys Don't Cry.

SOURCES
GLAAD
Journal Star
Britannica
Biography
All That's Interesting
Village Voice
Out History
Wikipedia
Time Magazine
Trans Equality
Human Rights Campaign
GLAAD 2

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