Right terms matter in his story
When Brandon Teena was brutally murdered in 1993, transgender people were largely invisible in the media. A lot has changed, yet nearly two decades later, The World-Herald still fails to recognize Brandon for whom he was. An April 26 news story misrepresented him by not properly reflecting his gender identity and his name.Brandon’s story was re-told in a documentary film, “The Brandon Teena Story,” and in the Oscar-winning“Boys Don’t Cry.” These films help people understand the man whose life was violently cut short at 21-years-old.Our organization wants to stress that sensitivity to gender identification is necessary for responsible and accurate reporting on transgender people. In Brandon’s story, both his name and male pronouns are absolutely essential. To a large degree, the fact that Brandon was a transgender man is one of the reasons his story has reached and impacted so many of us.Being Brandon was the identity he embraced. He was killed because others could not accept and understand that about him.
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