Brandon Teena’s identity crisis could have stemmed from the clash between her feelings about who she was and the reality of her biological anatomy. Individuals like her are described as transgendered. According to the Gender Identity Project, a program sponsored by the New York City Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, “transgender is an umbrella term covering the diversity of all gender expression”. The criticism and rejection that transgender people often face result in feelings of shame, depression, secrecy and fear. But what was perhaps more devastating to Brandon Teena was that most people in Lincoln knew the truth about who he really was. Seeking a fresh start, Brandon moved to the remote town of Falls City where had befriended
