Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent drama film directed by
Kimberly Peirce and written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. Starring Hilary
Swank (pictured), it dramatizes the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a
trans man who is beaten, raped and murdered by his male acquaintances
after they discover he is transgender. The film also stars Chloë
Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, and Alicia Goranson.
Peirce's interest in the events surrounding Brandon's murder led to a
nearly five-year-long writing and casting process. Principal photography
in Greenville, Texas, lasted 30 days. Film scholars and reviewers have
focused on the film's depiction of romantic relationships and the causes
of violence against LGBT people, among other themes. After premiering at
the Toronto International Film Festival in October 1999, Boys Don't Cry
grossed roughly $12 million in North America. The film was very well
received by critics, and Swank won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Don%27t_Cry_(film)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1315:
A 1,500-strong force from the Swiss Confederacy ambushed a
group of Austrian soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire on the shores of
Lake Ägerisee in Switzerland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morgarten>
1688:
Prince William of Orange landed at Brixham in Devon, on his way
to depose his uncle and father-in-law King James II, the last Catholic
monarch of England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution>
1859:
Sponsored by businessman Evangelos Zappas, the first modern
revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zappas_Olympics>
1935:
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was officially established,
with Manuel L. Quezon inaugurated as its president.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines>
1988:
PLO leader Yasser Arafat proclaimed the creation of the State
of Palestine as "the state of Palestinians wherever they may be".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
poculiform:
Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poculiform>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Peace for Paris
--Jean Jullien
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean_Jullien>