Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Kimberly Peirce
Transcript of an interview with Kimberly Peirce conducted by Scott Tobias and published by The A.V. Club on October 27, 1999. The discussion centers around various topics related to research and production for Peirce's film Boys Don't Cry (1999). Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome anti-LGBT hate crimes. Brandon's death became a major news item, and the language used to describe his identity and depict the violence he suffered by contemporary press coverage ranges from insensitive to outright cruel.
- Identifier
- z029p4957
- Collection
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Brandon Teena Collection
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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Scott, Tobias
- Date Issued
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Oct. 27, 1999
- Dates Covered
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1994 to 1999
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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Boys Don't Cry
Brandon Teena
Brendan Sexton III
Chloe Sevigny
Hilary Swank
John Lotter
Kate Bornstein
Kimberly Peirce
Lana Tisdel
Pauline Cushman
Peter Sarsgaard
The Brandon Teena Story
The Onion
The Village Voice
Thomas Nissen
Transsexual Menace
- Places
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Nebraska
>
Richardson County
>
Falls City
Nebraska > Lancaster County > Lincoln
Nebraska > Richardson > City of Humboldt > Humboldt
- Topic(s)
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Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Anti-queer violence
Anti-transgender violence
Gender identity
Sexual violence
Transmasculine people
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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