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I was 11 when Boys Don't Cry came out
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I was 11when Boys Don't Cry came out, so I didn't see it at the time, but I remember it...

I was 11
when Boys Don't Cry came out, so I didn't see it at the time, but I remember it being in the zeitgeist

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I was 11 when Boys Don't Cry came out,
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so I didn't see it at the time,
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but I remember it being in the zeitgeist.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:04
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Bow + Arrow Entertainment,Field of Vision,Fork Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,California Humanites,Independent Film Producers (IFP)

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry. - Disclosure 00:05
Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry.
I was born with this weirdness, sort of like a birth defect. - Disclosure 00:04
I was born with this weirdness, sort of like a birth defect.
I mean, it's actually not that rare, but these doctors are trying to fix it. - Disclosure 00:05
I mean, it's actually not that rare, but these doctors ...
This is before I really knew that trans men existed, - Disclosure 00:09
This is before I really knew that trans men existed,
Right? To be drinking beers, to be opening doors for girls... - Disclosure 00:05
Right? To be drinking beers, to be opening doors for girls.....
My girlfriend at the time said, "Want me to come?" - Disclosure 00:17
My girlfriend at the time said, "Want me to come?"
♪ Boys don't cry ♪ - Disclosure 00:17
♪ Boys don't cry ♪
It took me a long time to watch it, - Disclosure 00:05
It took me a long time to watch it,
I'll do it! I'll do it! Tom, just turn the light off. I'll do it! - Disclosure 00:04
I'll do it! I'll do it! Tom, just turn the light o...
I mean, you know, there's a rape scene in there that's very brutal, - Disclosure 00:10
I mean, you know, there's a rape scene in there that�...
Like, it was just... That was... That was a lot to try to process, - Disclosure 00:07
Like, it was just... That was... That was a lot to try to pr...
After I saw that film, - Disclosure 00:10
After I saw that film,
I hear people say, "But it's based on a true story." - Disclosure 00:11
I hear people say, "But it's based on a true story...
I didn't relate to the film as much because I had seen the documentary first, - Disclosure 00:08
I didn't relate to the film as much because I had seen ...
A relative discovered the murder victims Friday - Disclosure 00:05
A relative discovered the murder victims Friday
The victims were Teena Brandon of Lincoln, - Disclosure 00:08
The victims were Teena Brandon of Lincoln,
But there was also the Phillip DeVine erasure - Disclosure 00:05
But there was also the Phillip DeVine erasure
If you can imagine the terror of sitting in that other room, - Disclosure 00:10
If you can imagine the terror of sitting in that other room,
There was a Black man there who got killed, - Disclosure 00:12
There was a Black man there who got killed,
Because it's this-- it's-- it's the erasure of-- of Black people. - Disclosure 00:04
Because it's this-- it's-- it's the erasure o...