| Transamerican Love Story | |
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| Genre | |
| Directed by | Julio Kollerbohm |
| Presented by | Alec Mapa |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Kevin Haskins |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | World of Wonder
Oh Really! Productions
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| Producer | Sara Jandrain (senior producer) |
| Cinematography | Brian Stevens |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Logo TV |
| Release | February 11 – March 31, 2008 |
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Transamerican Love Story is an American reality dating show in which suitors woo transgender woman Calpernia Addams. Addams chooses a suitor by process of elimination. When the show first aired, viewers could vote their preferences online, but it was Addams who chose whom to eliminate. Calpernia is accompanied by her friend Andrea James; each episode is hosted by comedian Alec Mapa.
Transamerican Love Story is the first reality dating show in the United States in which contestants compete for the attention and approval of a transgender woman.[2] Logo TV, a digital cable channel with LGBTQ content, announced the series in November 2007, and premiered the first episode the following February.[3][4] The series finale aired on March 31, 2008.
Zack Rosen of the Washington Blade praised the series, describing it as "refreshing for its lack of sensationalism". Heather Havrilesky of Salon agreed, and admired Calpernia's composure in the reality show environment. In 2009, Transamerican Love Story won a GLAAD Media Award in the "Outstanding Reality Program" category, tying with I Want to Work for Diddy.
MTV Networks published the complete series on DVD in 2008. The series is also distributed on Amazon Video, and was previously distributed through Netflix, iTunes, and LOGOonline.
- ^ James, Andrea (January 2, 2014). "Transamerican Love Story". AndreaJames.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Hilton, Perez (November 29, 2007). "The Bachelorette (That Used to Be a Bachelor)". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Logo Green-lights Dating Series Featuring Transgender". The Advocate. Here Media. November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Schoenberger, Colin (November 30, 2007). "Logo's New Reality Show: Transamerican Love Story". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2017.