In May 2008, PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chose Addams as PFLAG's spokesperson for their educational campaign, This Is Our Love Story.[10] Addams said, "I hope This Is Our Love Story will help young transgender people as they come out. By seeing the happy, confident woman I've become, I hope I can act as a role model for these young people at a critical moment in their development."[11] Addams writes a blog on gender issues for Psychology Today.[12]
Addams has released a single entitled "Stunning", available on iTunes. Addams co-produced the song "The Vagina Song" by Willam Belli, from his debut album The Wreckoning, and made a cameo in the song's music video.[13][14]
In 2015, Addams appeared in the international premiere of "Trans Scripts"[15] a new play by Paul Lucas at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. The production received 24 four- and five-star reviews, a Fringe First Award,[16][17][18] a High Commendation from Amnesty International [19] and was shortlisted for the Feminist Fest Award, the Best of Edinburgh Award, and the Holden Street Theater Award.
Personal lifeedit
In 1999, while working as a performer, Addams began dating PFC Barry Winchell. Word of the relationship spread at Winchell's Army base where he was harassed by fellow soldiers and ultimately murdered.[20] Winchell's murder and the subsequent trial resulted in widespread press[4] and a formal review of the U.S. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) military policy, ordered by President Bill Clinton.[21][22][23] The case became a prominent example used to illustrate the failure of DADT to protect LGBT service members.[4] Addams' and Winchell's romance and the crimes of their abusers are depicted in the film Soldier's Girl, released in 2003. Addams was portrayed by Lee Pace. A subsequent The New York Times article, "An Inconvenient Woman", documented the marginalization and misrepresentation of transgender sexuality even by gay rights activists.[4][24]
Worksedit
Calpernia Addams, Mark 947: A Life Shaped by God, Gender, and Force of Will (Writers Club Press, 2002). ISBN 0-595-26376-3
See alsoedit
Biography portal
Referencesedit
^France, David (May 29, 2005). "An Inconvenient Woman". The New York Times Sunday Magazine. calpernia.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
^Addams, Calpernia (2002). Mark 947: A Life Shaped by God, Gender, and Force of Will. Writers Club Press.
^Abcarian, Robin (July 29, 2017). "California Journal: A sailor in transition is rocked by President Trump's anti-transgender tweets". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^ abcdFrance, David (May 28, 2000). "An Inconvenient Woman". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^ abcdJonny McGovern, Linda James, Martin Beauchamp (March 11, 2008). "Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern" (Podcast). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2008.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Deep Stealth Productions celebrates 5-year anniversary" (Press release). Deep Stealth Productions. October 3, 2007. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
^Stewart, Jenny. "Moving beyond Wisteria Lane: An interview with Felicity Huffman". Gay.com. Retrieved August 13, 2008.[permanent dead link]
^Moylan, Bryan (February 10, 2006). "V for very tame". Houston Voice. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
^"The V-Day Event Of The Decade | V to the Tenth". V10.vday.org. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
^"PFLAG: Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays". Community.pflag.org. May 19, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
^Santoscoy, Carlos (June 5, 2008). "Calpernia Addams on Love & Transgender Rights". On Top magazine. Archived from the original on July 12, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
^"Calpernia Addams". Psychology Today. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008.
^Belli, Willam (October 25, 2010). "The Vagina Song". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
^James St. James (October 27, 2010). "The Vagina Song". World of Wonder. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
^"Trans Scripts". Trans Scripts. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^"Scotsman Fringe First Winners 2015". August 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^McElroy, Steven (August 28, 2015). "Edinburgh Festival Fringe Offers Stories That Are More Personal, Less Political". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
^"2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Awards". www.britishtheatreguide.info. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^"Edinburgh Festival: Freedom of Expression Award 2015". www.amnesty.org.uk. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^Black, Chris (December 13, 1999). Pentagon to review 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine CNN
^Becker, Elizabeth (February 2, 2000). Pentagon Orders Training to Prevent Harassment of Gays. The New York Times
^Pear, Robert (December 12, 1999). President Admits "Don't Ask" policy Has Been Failure. The New York Times
^Clines, Francis (December 9, 1999). "Killer's Trial Shows Gay Soldier's Anguish". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
Further readingedit
Jonathan Ames (ed.), Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs (Vintage, 2005). ISBN 1-4000-3014-5
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