... hair short, stuff a sock into her pants, passed as a man, renamed herself as Brandon Teena, and was later raped and murdered by her friends when her identity was discovered. The movie "Boys Don't Cry," narrates the true life story of Teena (AKA Brandon), which clearly shows that gender and sexual orientation are independent of biological sex. Transgendering and homosexuality are two ... concepts depicted in the movie that are not accepted in our society. Many times, these concepts will lead to oppression, blatant acts of hatred, violence and lack of support from society towards these mi...

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