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 life
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]
Works
Calpernia Addams, Mark 947: A Life Shaped by God, Gender, and Force of Will (Writers Club Press, 2002). ISBN0-595-26376-3
^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.
^ 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)
