The Bachelorette (That Used To Be A Bachelor)
This is a first on U.S. television!
MTV's GLBT channel, Logo, will be airing a reality dating show starring a transgender woman as the lead!
Transamerican Love Story is centered on transgender activist and actress Calpernia Addams.
The show follows Calpernia as she whittles down a group of eight bachelors, living together in a Los Angeles-area home, with the help of her best friend and fellow transgender activist Andrea James.
Unlike some shock TV in Europe, Calpernia is openly transgender to all the show’s suitors from the start of the series.
The hour-long show is hosted by openly gay comedian and actor Alec Mapa (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) and will premiere in February.
Transamerican Love Story is executive produced by Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell of World of Wonder Productions, who oversee our favorite show on television!
Ashley Tisdale performed on NBC's Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting special Wednesday night and gave Ashlee Simpson a run for her money!
Your First Look
Re: Claperniawho? – LMAO!! I was thinking about that same quote from the Addams' movie!!
all you haters are just actually closet admirers lol…dos think you protest too much!..Its ok to be who you are….its not ok to ridicule others or demean them for the sake of trying to "hide" yo self.
GET REAL ITS TIME FOR CHANGE…its ok…it wont hurt realy it wont..unless you want it too **ggls** I think Calpernia is a awsome chick..and I commend the guys for having enough courage to do this on national televistion….I wonder if they are hot????
KISSES
This is one of her best pictures. Most trannies are obvi but she's pretty and quite femine looking, I can still tell though. I think it's the big forehead, most women's foreheads are less pronounced.
Another DEGENERATE show with sad people who have no moral boundaries and are so lost and confused. I WONT BE WATCHING THIS CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this woman already had a movie about her story with the soldier? "Soldier's Girl"…
good on ya doll!! and PS is that "first!!" trend ive been noticeing really what i think it is…people jumping to be the …first? ok, ya, thats a little sad. But now i wanna play.
michele - you're an idiot. as are all the other haters. same old adage - why do you care?
this show is a great thing!!!
OMG. WHAT IS THIS WOLRD COMING TO??? THERE SHOULD NOT BE THAT KIND OF SHOW ON TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I KNOW ALEC MAPA! LOVE HIM! He went to my house and he liked it!
The vitriol in some of the replies shows us that transphobia is alive and well on the internet; I guess that's not surprising. What is a little surprising is those who support Calpernia referring to her as "he/she" or "tranny." This woman went through gender reassignment, which is an incredibly difficult and painful (physically and emotionally) process. Give her the respect of using the correct pronoun please.
Being transgender or transsexual has absolutely nothing to do with one's sexuality. The words "gay" and "homosexual" need not apply. Transsexuality concerns one's gender. Homosexuality concern's one's sexual preference. A transsexual can be gay/bi/ or straight.
Calpernia Adams is a straight woman. She has endured years of hormonal replacement therapy, electrolysis, facial reconstruction and had her final surgery on her original genitalia. She has earned her stripes as a full fledged woman and deserves to be treated as any other woman.
Any man that would be attracted to Calpernia would be attracted to A WOMAN; not A MAN. Last time I checked, men that would date women are straight. Moreover, there are many stunningly beautiful transsexual women in the world. Many are more beautiful than biological women and some are even models. After the final surgery, many people cannot tell the difference (even in bed). Many of these women live wonderful, full and healthy lives following years of physical, psychological, and emotional torment. Some become models, actresses, singers, doctors, professors, lawyers or even marry.
Re: Mooks – That's exactly what I thought, same name and everything.
Re: Clarification –
OK, sorry. I used "tranny" because Perez uses it and I've become used to it.
Ya'll just fucking jealous, shes beautiful if you dont want to watch turn the fucking channels you bunch of breeders!
Re: HUH? – Well lets see Calpernia has a vagina & Im guessing the guy has a penis , you do the mathes MORON !
Used to go and see her at the drag shows in Nashville. She's really, really nice in person. Kinda disappointed that you didn't mention the movie 'Soldier's Girl' was based on her relationship with Barry Winchell or her activism. She's not just some random tranny who popped up to do this show.
WOW, its good to see that everyone is becoming more open-minded! I've seen her before though, wasn't her boyfriend murdered because his army mates didn't approve of him dating her? Its good to see that she is being honest about her sexuality
I know Calpernia - she was on the board of directors of an org I used to work for. She is beautiful and HOT - much more than this picture shows. And she is sweet as hell…
I hope that this all works out for Calpernia. There are so many ways for something like this to blow up in her face. i.e. by telling the guys she will be a transsexual woman supposed she gets a guy who ends up wanting to get dressed up with her or who has sexual orientation issues and then ends up coming out as gay etc. etc. Such fears are why so many transsexual young women opt to hide their past from guys until they are sure the man is 100% into them.
Wanting to avoid getting a gender/sexual orientation related surprise is the very reason that so many transsexual women who can pull it off don't tell guys their past right off the bat. It raises questions about the man that a woman should not have to ask.
I did my transition 10/2005 and hope that she will have sucess and maybe more people will understand us better. I work at the airport as a screener and I have tried to lift the antiquated misconceptions many people have of us. I hope that she will have a fantastic future. Jenn
I can't believe how up in arms people are about this. It's a tv show, people. That means that you can choose whether or not to watch it. And if you're some big ol' transphobe, then *please* tune in to the 700 Club instead. Or you could watch the gorgeous Calpernia on her quest for love and boost the ratings
Re: VICTORIA – So I suppose you've never watched The Bachelor or I Love New York or Shot at Love or…..?