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| | name = Calpernia Addams | | name = Calpernia Addams | ||
| | image = Andrea James and Calpernia Addams.jpg | |||
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| | caption = Andrea James (left) and Calpernia Addams (right) | |||
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| | birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1971|2|20}} | | birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1971|2|20}} | ||
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| '''Calpernia Sarah Addams''' (born ] ]) is an ] transgender |
'''Calpernia Sarah Addams''' (born ] ]) is an ] transgender woman who was dating PFC ] at the time of his murder in 1999.<ref name=inconvenient>{{citeweb |title=An Inconvenient Woman |accessdate=2007-01-30 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E5DB1E3AF93BA15756C0A9669C8B63 |first=David |last=France |date=2005-05-29 |work=] Sunday Magazine |publisher=calpernia.com |quote= }}</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Addams grew up in the suburbs of ], ], the child of the leaders of a religious group she characterizes as a "fundamentalist Christian cult". Growing up she played the ]. She served as a combat medic in the United States Navy and the Marine Corps. During her last year in the military, she ] as a ].<ref name = Podcast>{{cite podcast | Addams grew up in the suburbs of ], ].<ref name = Podcast>{{cite podcast | ||
| | url =http://gaypimp.com/index.php/content/view/13/36/ | | url =http://gaypimp.com/index.php/content/view/13/36/ | ||
| | title =Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern | | title =Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern | ||
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| ⚫ | Addams met and dated ], an Army private who was training at a nearby military base in ]. Winchell was harassed and ultimately murdered by fellow soldiers after rumors of his amorous relationship with Addams circulated around the army base.<ref name=inconvenient /> | ||
| Addams chose the name "Calpernia" from the ] play '']'' (a variant spelling of Caesar's wife ]) and from its appearance on a tombstone in the film '']''.<ref name = Podcast /> | |||
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| The ] article entitled "An Inconvenient Woman" refers to the manner in which some political groups attempted to portray the relationship between Addams and Winchell as "homosexual", so they could exploit Winchell's murder in order to protest the U.S. military's "]" policy regarding ].<ref name="killer's trial2">{{citeweb |title=Killer's Trial Shows Gay Soldier's Anguish |accessdate=2008-02-23 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E0D91631F93AA35751C1A96F958260 |first=Francis |last=Clines |date=1999-12-09 |work=] |publisher=NYTimes |quote= }}</ref> | |||
| In the Times article, Addams said of the affair: "I do feel like I was an awkward element for everybody involved. I didn't want to be anybody's anything, really, except Barry's girlfriend. And that was already taken away from me."<ref name="inconvenient"/> | |||
| Their relationship and Winchell's murder were depicted in the 2003 film '']''. Addams was portrayed by ]. | Their relationship and Winchell's murder were depicted in the 2003 film '']''. Addams was portrayed by ]. | ||
| ==Career== | |||
| Following the debut of ''Soldier's Girl'', Addams met ] (whose son ] played Barry Winchell in the film) at the ]. Fonda suggested that Addams mount the first all-transgender production of '']''.<ref name = Podcast /> The production raised money to combat violence against women and was the subject of the 2006 ] '']''. | |||
| '']'', a ] dating television series featuring Addams choosing from among eight suitors, debuted on ] on ] ]. | |||
| Addams read for the tenth anniversary production of ''The Vagina Monologues'', held in April 2008 at the ]. She performed alongside Fonda, ], ], ], and others.<ref name = Podcast /><ref></ref> | |||
| Addams also has a musical career, having released her single "Stunning" on ] and several videos on ]. | |||
| ==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 1 August 2008
"Calpernia" redirects here. For other uses, see Calpurnia.| Calpernia Addams | |
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| Born | (1971-02-20) February 20, 1971 (age 53) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Notes | |
| calpernia.com | |
Calpernia Sarah Addams (born 20 February 1971) is an American transgender woman who was dating PFC Barry Winchell at the time of his murder in 1999.
Biography
Addams grew up in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee.
Addams met and dated Barry Winchell, an Army private who was training at a nearby military base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Winchell was harassed and ultimately murdered by fellow soldiers after rumors of his amorous relationship with Addams circulated around the army base.
Their relationship and Winchell's murder were depicted in the 2003 film Soldier's Girl. Addams was portrayed by Lee Pace.
Further reading
- Calpernia Addams, Mark 947: A Life Shaped by God, Gender, and Force of Will (Writers Club Press, 2002). ISBN 0-595-26376-3
- Jonathan Ames (ed.), Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs (Vintage, 2005). ISBN 1-4000-3014-5
References
- ^ France, David (2005-05-29). "An Inconvenient Woman". New York Times Sunday Magazine. calpernia.com. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- Jonny McGovern, Linda James, Martin Beauchamp (2008-03-11). "Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern" (Podcast). Retrieved 03-11.
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External links
- Calpernia Addams at IMDb
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- Calpernia Addams's official website
- Calpernia Addams: Widowed by Hate - Podcast interview
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