The darkest history has to offer sometimes isn’t in war but in neighbours or people that share the same town. So, what truly happened behind the movie Boys Don’t Cry? Let NZGeekChic tell you the story.

In the quiet rural landscape of Falls City, Nebraska, the final days of 1993 unfolded with a horror that would expose the deadly consequences of hatred and institutional failure. Brandon Teena, a 21-year-old transgender man, was living his truth in a small town that would ultimately prove fatal.