And if thats transphobic, so what? Based on things she said, Teena reacted emotionally as a female, not a male to the rape and beating. She was tapped to be a manager at a restaurant where she once worked. Cost is now certainly an issue in DP debate as it should be. Thanks. How else could Tom and John have founded Brandon at Lisa? The newspaper story mentioned that Nebraska state prisons dont keep records of inmate weddings, so theres no way to find out whether the men followed through and actually got married. Thank you, Marcus. No visible means of support. Hilary Swank was cast as Brandon and Chlo Sevigny as Lana, and the final result won over . Lana Tisdel testified in Court that she saw both, Teena Brandon and Tom Nissen, for the first time at the Oasis Bar, and it appears that the two were there together. She earned the money being a professional Celebrity. The real question is, why was Teena locking eyes with Lotter, ad not with Lana, her girlfriend, or anybody else, why Lotter? Too bad, Lotter got more help from the well meaning morons trying to get him off the death row than Teena got from highly paid professionals whose job it was to help her. People traumatized by torture suffer in a certain way when they realize that they are going to be tortured again, and Lotter noticed and attempted to describe it, without knowing what it is. Lana is residing in Kansas with her husband and kids. Is everybodys IQ low in that town? Meanwhile, this persona made her screen debut in a short film named Boys Don't Cry in 1995, as Lana Tisdel. They accepted him, except they didnt. The only way I would is if its proven to be a deterrent but Im not sure it has. Today, she maintains a presence on the internet, but she uses her married name, Lana Bachman, and probably isnt looking to satisfy curiosity seekers. Lotter told Teena that he liked her and hoped to be with her, after she was released from jail and everyone found out that she was female. Lotter is capable of self-pity. Teenas circumstances shout psychosocial mess. What I specifically reject is the notion she was somehow MORE victim or SPECIAL victim cos identity politics says she is via claiming it was a hate crime (hate crime attracting greater censure and punishment than the equivalent non-hate crime). Fourth Case A well to do IT professional who rode Harley on weekends decided to join a biker gang, well, a suburban Harley riders club, no real felons among them. Had Teena Brandon been getting quality psychiatric care, they would have addressed her sex abuse trauma, her eating disorder, her OCD, her alcohol abuse, and only then suggest sex reassignment etc. John Lotter is most definitely at the head of the class on the Nebraska death row. Also, certain things she was closer with Nissen that she was with Tisdel. The ladies obviously had intellectual rather than carnal gratification in mind when they married them. . When a inmate is sentenced he has no rights. R: Fourteen states have no minimum age at which children can be prosecuted as adults, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. Violence against any woman is a terrible tragedy, but against her was especially tragic, given both, who she was and the circumstances under which it happened. Nissen uses Teenas proper name (Tenna) and claims to now be a Celtic Pagan prison priest. Dramatization on big screen. If you are interested in the Matthew Sheppards case there was some interesting controversy surrounding the Steve Jimenez book written about him, The Book Of Matt. Point person. But a week after he was arrested on a check-forging. THREATENED, Downtown: Brandon Teena's Tragic Story. FOLLOWED AROUND CONSTANTLY, I agree Marc, but this is one of those cases where the 95% wont let facts et in the way of feelings so to speak. Was it because they thought it the right thing to do? Obviously, Teena Brandons life did not follow that pattern, and unusually, she associated with her male homosexual cousins, but that did not last long, they kicked her back out of their house and back to her mother after she helped them get on their feet in Omaha. SUFFERED Court documents indicate that people were afraid of Lotter, that he terrorized his local community. She rearranges the order of the events for dramatic effect. Teena was a victim of appalling men. Theyll make some statement to make you not scrutinize what happened like dont suffer any crazy conspiracy theories when their explanation is absolutely bonkers nuts. 1 Antagonist. Undermining that premise makes it hard to take the moral highground. There is male and female sex period. She also failed to show up for the follow up interview, claiming she was scared and that people were watching the Court building looking for her. Real Teena was an awesome individual who was tarred and feathered in the Falls City. That is why you see no academic papers about how they treated and attempted to heal Teena. THE COPS!! Dissolute youths. There was a homosexuality scale of between 1 and 6, and the person at 6 only spent time and socialized with people of their own biological sex. The bodies were discovered the next day by Lambert's mother, Anna Mae.[4][5]. A lot of women join military and jump out of airplanes, and most of them are not LGBTQ. The way he spoke to Brandon and the terminology he used was disgraceful. Teena says that Nissen pulled her pants off but did not grope her. Teena Brandon liked to make people laugh and could work an audience. I think this probably places me somewhat at odds with trans rights but such disagreement makes the world a more interesting and stimulating, if less superficially harmonious, place (though human nature might demand that disagreements in our genes and wed simply find other issues over which to disagree for those that cease to be per consensus) Nor do I think the concept of hate crime is coherent, so that probably places me at some distance from minority rights. So, you got four without special characteristics, that drew no public or media interest. I AM A FORMER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, WHO All of the psychological issues Teena Brandon suffered from may be common pathology of the gay and transgender, but Teenas mental illness was the result of confirmed child sexual abuse and possible incest, and one other thing. For instance, according to Court testimony, Teena comes up to Lana Tisdels house, knocks on her door, and says something to the effect I spent a long time trying to find you, and Lana Tisdel lets Brandon inside and gives him a beer. It costs more to house death row inmates, who are held in segregated sections, in individual cells, with guards delivering everything from daily meals to loo paper. He gave Lana a blank check for a perm, but she used it to pay Brandons $250 in bail instead. LARGE TRUCK, You cant take it away from her. And what do we make of the report in the German academic article that gay cousins kicked Teena out because she brought violence to their home. Is it any wonder that came out of that time with a huge fear of being rejected and ended up on a downward spiral of drinking and chasing girls that let to get suicide attempt, and then ended up desperate to belong with the Falls City biker and burglary set? You shouldnt call him a girl or use she/her. Im pro trans-rights. (Her husband was John Gregory Dunne and like, Dominick Dunne, he left us too soon, unfortunately.). BB: Thanks for your most engaging response. Just because he was born a female does not mean you cant call him by the correct prounons. Thanks, Rebecca: What an appalling case! Not to mention, . Who knows? Lana Tisdel is known for The Brandon Teena Story (1998). She was a talented actress, she could make people laugh and had leadership potential. People do not talk about it, because they have something to hide. Lana Tisdel is an American woman whose early life and involvement with the 1993 murder of Brandon Teena was chronicled in the 1998 documentary The Brandon Teena Story and the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry.She was portrayed in the film by Chlo Sevigny, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Tisdel.. I take it you like to think for yourself, too? At one point in my life I saw about 1100 female cadets go through a police academy, only maybe 1 or 2 women had the positive personal qualities similar to Teena Brandons. Lotter and Nissen disposed of the murder weapons, a stolen .380-caliber handgun and a knife with Lotter written on its case, by throwing them into the Nemaha River. Ray was to honor her sister whom she loved, middle name Rae. After moving to Falls City from his hometown of Lincoln, Brandon met a 19-year-old woman named Lana Tisdel and swept her off her feet. She got a job at a lumber yard loading trucks and developed her physical strength. Once the lie has a toe in the door, your in for a huge amount of trouble and it will just get worse the more hogwash you entertain. Great piece. Sheriffs deputies who interacted with her in jail liked her, and later testified that she upbeat and optimistic, talking with them about life in general, and that after the rape, Teena was different she seemed downtrodden and her voice was dead. his pronouns are he/him and you need to respect that, as well as his name. I disagree: unless s/hes a whole-lifer or capital case, so may be released, having something to live for is a positive influence in inmates lives, giving the incentive to behave and receive earlier parole, and as being positive for their mental health in a psychologically damaging environment. My impression was that this was about a girl posing as a boy as an experiment..! I got three, and two got none of the notoriety because it did not involve any identity issues. Their rights are completely taken away. Its absolutely in the public/taxpayers/prisons/other prisoners interests to foster as functioning an inmate as possible, which is why much effort is made to enable inmates to communicate with families. Your email address will not be published. I dont care if theyve found God or are remorseful. You also try to use her mental illness history as another reason the crime didnt happen due to her trans status but because she tried to ingratiate herself with these thugs. L.L. He got into drunken trouble again and his parents did not bail him out of jail. Swank won her first Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Brandon Teena, a real-life transgender man who was the victim of a hate crime in 1993. Statements like that, and the fact that Nissen let her stay at his house after she got thrown out of Lanas, indicate that Nissen was grooming Teena for rape for some time, contrary to a notion of a hate crime against a trans person, whose gender was suddenly revealed, especially given the fact that Teena was not the first, nor the only person, whom Nissen raped. 100% They knew it was wrong the murder was a PUNISHMENT & it was completely premeditated. RR, on Lana Tisdel and Her Mother: An Epilogue, 7 Unnerving Facts About the Lindberghs and the Kidnapping, The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Forensic Files Lost Episode, Dawn Fehring: A Missionary Dies Too Young, Greg Davis: Darlie Routiers No. Another indicator that Teena needed a company of men is that photo of Teena and Lana doing homework with Nissen sitting on the couch in the background. Please explain to me your interpretation of hermaphroditism and other conditions where the child is of ambiguous male/female categorization. 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