Calpernia Sarah Addams (born February 20, 1971) is an American actress, musician, spokesperson and activist for transgender rights and issues.

[8] A reality television series entitled Transamerican Love Story, featuring Addams choosing among eight suitors, debuted February 11, 2008, on Logo TV.

In April 2008, Addams performed alongside Fonda, Glenn Close, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, and others in a tenth-anniversary production of The Vagina Monologues at the Louisiana Superdome.

[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.

A subsequent The New York Times article, "An Inconvenient Woman", documented the marginalization and misrepresentation of transgender sexuality even by gay rights activists.