I think we all can agree that watching Boys Don’t Cry today was a very intense experience. I think this is made even more so when you consider it was based on a true story.

I did some research and read about the real Brandon Teena. I thought you all would  be interested too so here’s a link to learn more:

http://rememberbrandonteena.webs.com/

Something that stuck out for me was this:

“Tisdel sued the producers of the film for unauthorized use of her name and likeness before the film’s release. She claimed the film depicted her as “lazy, white trash, and a skanky snake”. Tisdel also claimed that the film falsely portrayed that she continued the relationship with Teena after she discovered Teena was not anatomically male. She eventually settled her lawsuit against the movie’s distributor for an undisclosed sum.”