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[–]DistantGlimmer 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The case it was based on happened in 1993, here's the wiki about it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Teena

It was heavily covered even in Canada and it did a lot to raise awareness of these issues. I think it may have been the first time I saw trans people portrayed in the media in a mainly positive light as well as the first time i really became aware of FtM people.

But as I said I also remember a lot of disgusting backlash to it from some people around me which I couldn't understand even at the time. Why someone would be so hated by some people just for being a little different (and the fact that I was pretty gender non-conforming even at that time probably made me sympathize with them more).