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A Lifetime movie titled A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, starring J. D. Pardo and Mercedes Ruehl, first aired in June 2006. The case was also the subject of a 2007 documentary, Trained in the Ways of Men. This documentary by Michelle Prevost examines the 2002 murder, and aims to debunk the so-called gay panic (or trans panic) defense.
2006 · 1 hr 30 min. TV-14. Drama · Crime · LGBT. Based on a true story, this drama charts the coming-of-age journey of a young trans woman, and her mother's fight for justice after the teen's murder. Subtitles: English. Starring: Mercedes Ruehl JD Prado Lupe Ontiveros Michael Dillman Tegan Moss Corey Stoll Henry Darrow.
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Based on a true story, high schooler Eddie is a woman trapped in a man's body who lives life as Gwen. When she is killed by a group of young men angered upon learning about her gender, her mother is galvanized to become an activist. Cast & Crew. Read More. Agnieszka Holland. Director. Nicole Munoz. J.d. Pardo.
Mercedes Ruehl plays a mother struggling to accept her transgender child in this fact-based story, which offers a moving and sensitive account of a teen, born a boy named Eddie Araujo, who...
Gwen Araujo was a young trans woman who was just beginning to find her feet when she was murdered by a group of men. Gwen's mother, Sylvia, is left to battle against prejudice when the case...
Summaries. The true story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans woman who was brutally murdered by four men in 2002. Based on a true story. As a young boy, Eddie Araujo always felt different somehow. She started putting on her mom's makeup and wearing her mom's clothes, which her mom found odd.
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story - Apple TV. Available on Tubi TV. Starring Mercedes Ruehl. Sylvia dedicates her life to advocating for the rights of all transgender people after her own transgender daughter is murdered. Drama 2006 1 hr 29 min. Starring Mercedes Ruehl, JD Pardo, Lupe Ontiveros. Director Agnieszka Holland. Cast & Crew.
