Episode 13: Boys Don't Cry

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Episode 13: Boys Don't Cry

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Jul 1, 2021

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Content warnings for murder, rape, transphobia, homophobia, hate crimes, and self harm.

For the last week of Pride, Dax and MB discuss Boys Don't Cry, the fictionalized account about the life and death of Brandon Teena who was murdered for being trans.

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