Brandon Teena

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Twenty years ago in a little Nebraskan town called Falls City, a handsome 21-year-old transman with big blue eyes was brutally beaten, raped and murdered in one of the most heinous hate crimes in American history.

His name was Brandon Teena.

The Legacy of Brandon Teena's Brutal Murder

theatlantic.com

Eager to come to terms with his department's tragic mishandling of the rape that led to the murder on New Year's Eve in 1993, a small-town sheriff welcomes LGBT-sensitivity training.