This happened in the town where I live.
The Showtime original movie Soldier's Girl tells the true story of Private Barry Winchell (Troy Garity), a 21-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, KY who was savagely beaten to death because of his love affair with Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace) a transsexual nightclub singer from Nashville, TN. The ostensibly heterosexual Winchell meets Calpernia while out on the town with his infantry buddies and surprises even himself when he decides to date the vulnerable pre-op transsexual. As the relationship blooms, it infuriates Winchell's unstable roommate Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), who incites fellow soldier Calvin Glover (Philip Eddolls) into murdering Winchell with a baseball bat.
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redthingsays...It's a shame the majority of mass media available about transgender people is negative in some way and that people are depicted either in tragic/violent situations or as a target for comedy (Transamerica). Also a shame that a man was chosen to play the part of a woman. Upvote because some awareness is better than none.
siftbotsays...Tags changed from "barry winchell,calpernia addams" to "barry winchell, calpurnia addams" by gold star member raven.
bl968says...I assume that's a joke Raven? http://www.calpernia.com/
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