The Brandon Teena Story & Susan Stryker

After watching the Brandon Teena Story and reading, "My Words To Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix Performing Transgender Rage" by Susan Stryker, it was interesting to look at these works. I never thought that transgender is such a big issue. I am glad that I live in California where these issues do not come up as in other places like in Nebraska. The Brandon story was interesting to look at and sad to see this documentary. It was very sad to learn about Brandon and the rest of the victims that are killed. Even though Brandon did not always follow the law he did not deserve the action that John Lotter and Thomas Nissen did to Brandon. They first raped her then killed her, even though Brandon lied to his family, friends and girlfriends. He stole from friends and family to get things that he wanted, he lied to get things from girlfriends, he would buy his love so that he was with the girls he loved. Although it seems he was a criminal, his heart was in a good place. His actions did not need to lead to what was ended up happening to him. First from the John and Thomas, second from the sheriff that did not believe him and last the whole justice and criminal system that did not help Brandon. It is amazing to see that events, like this still go on in America.

The work by Susan Stryker was good to look at because it shows how a transgender person feels. It was interesting how she made the comparison to Frankenstein to transgender people. I topic that I thought was interesting was the experience of her trying to have a baby. She straddles her partner having birth and this was going to be the closet way she could experience this event. No matter how much and how much money she spent she could never really feel like women because she could not give birth. I never thought that there were so many issues in becoming a transgender person, I figured since you are changing yourself to become what you want to be you are able to be happy. It just seems no matter what you want to be, somebody not going to be happy with what you are.