What exactly WAS Brandon Teena??

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I agree TST. "It" as that simpleton, human piece of excrement sheriff referred to him is derogatory. These people do not have a disease and its not their fault. And no one should stand in judgement of them who has not walked a mile in their shoes. You know life is hard enough without having to go through something like that, so I am sure no one just chooses it as a lifestyle for the fun of it. I empathize with them because it must be a very hard and painful process to go through. And although Brandon was not a saint niether are straight people.

There is NO Gene for the Human Spirit.

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Basic gender spectrum, written by transpeople. Source:
http://www.queeryouth.org.uk/community/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=20&s=292912a0ee759324c9d9d4f7a40e0ec1

Transgender is an umbrella term for people who feel feel the gender they were assigned at birth does not correspond with their gender identity.

Transsexuals do not feel they belong in the gender to which they are assigned and change their gender roles and bodies in order to live as members of the "other" sex. Modern medical technology (synthesized sex hormones, electrolysis, plastic surgery) make this much easier than it was in the past. About 50% of transsexuals are male-to-female (MTF) and 50% are female-to-male (FTM). MTF transsexuals have been accused of being "froo-froo" (caricature of femininity), but in actuality their presentations range (as do those of non-transsexual women) from extreme butch to extreme femme.

Crossdressers wear the clothing of the other sex on occasion, but do not desire to change their sex. They dress for personal reasons, which can range from a need to express their feminine or masculine side to a way to express themselves erotically.

Drag Kings and Drag Queens present larger than life images of men and women, exaggerating sexual stereotypes for entertainment or self-gratification.

Genderqueers, Androgynes, Gender Blenders, and Gender Benders may feel that they do not fit within a binary gender system, they may feel that they are either both male and female or fall completely outside the system.

Intersexed (hermaphroditic) persons are born with genitals which show characteristics of both sexes. Many have surgery in infancy, and many of those who do grow up feelings they been robbed of an essential part of themselves.

Transpeople Can be Straight, Gay, Asexual, or Bisexual One's gender identity has nothing to do with one's sexual orientation. Some transgender people may feel that they identify strongly with the greater GLB community, while some may feel that they are heterosexual. Each person is different!

Brandon was a male in a female's body. He was not a lesbian, from the information we have we can assume he identified as a straight male.

Transgender day of remembrance was this friday 20th November. A day to mourn people like Brandon whose lives are taken, either by others or by themselves. Brandon isn't an isolated case. transpeople have been murded before him and since him. its still happening because small minded bigots cant let people like him live their lives as they have to.

Hermaphrodite is the term originally applied to humans born with both sets of sex organs. It was derived from the name Hermaphroditus,who was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite.

According to myth, Hermaphroditus was nursed by naiads in the caves of Mount Ida, a sacred mountain in Phrygia (present day Turkey). At the age of fifteen, he grew bored with his surroundings and traveled to the cities of Lycia and Caria. In the woods of Caria he encountered the nymph Salmacis in her pool. She was overcome by lust for the boy, and tried to seduce him, but was rejected. When he thought she was gone, Hermaphroditus undressed and entered the waters of the empty pool. Salmacis sprang out from behind a tree and jumped into the pool. She wrapped herself around the boy, forcibly kissing him and touching his breast. While he struggled, she called out to the gods that they should never part. Her wish was granted, and their bodies blended into one form, "a creature of both sexes". Hermaphroditus prayed to Hermes and Aphrodite that anyone else who bathed in the pool would be similarly transformed, and his wish was granted. (from Wikipedia)

Hermaphrodite is still the term used by most members of the medical community; intersexed is the new PC term, but I have never heard of a true hermaphrodite being offended when the term is applied to them in the proper context.


Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.

You're missing the part in the movie where we found out it was a dildo.

That chick "forgot her name" found it a long with tampons.

Why do people talk about respect for someone and then use a name that was never used by that person? Isn't that a double standard?

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Disrespectful or not if someone is physically a woman there's noting wrong with calling them a woman. If you want to be offended by it then fine, but don't act like it's WRONG for someone to not feel the same way.

She because she wanted to be a man doesn't mean people have to go out of their way and use male pronouns. Futhermore, respect is not something you have to give to just anyone. No one here even know this person.