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Roy Applewood has been living a normal, Midwestern life for over 20 years. On the night of their 25th anniversary, Roy admits something to their wife Irma that they've been hiding the entire time: they want to live as a woman from now on.
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Roy Applewood has been living a normal, Midwestern life for over 20 years. On the night of their 25th anniversary, Roy admits something to their her wife Irma that they've she's been hiding the entire time: they want she wants to live as a woman named Ruth from now on.
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* TransTribulations: The film deals with Ruth transitioning in an early 2000s, rural American town. Her friends don't understand it, her son Wayne is disgusted by Ruth's transition, and her wife Irma considers it a betrayal.
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* TransTribulations: The film deals with Ruth transitioning in an early 2000s, rural American town. Her friends don't understand it, her son Wayne is disgusted by Ruth's transition, and her wife Irma considers it a betrayal.betrayal.
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* LateComingOut: ''Normal'' is about a middle-aged {{transgender}} woman who comes out to her wife and teenage children after 25 years of marriage. She faces a lot of TransTribulations in her early 2000s, middle America small-town.
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* LateComingOut: ''Normal'' is about a middle-aged {{transgender}} transgender woman who comes out to her wife and teenage children after 25 years of marriage. She faces a lot of TransTribulations in her early 2000s, middle America small-town.
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* {{Transgender}}: The protagonist, Ruth Applewood, is a trans woman.
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* IfItsYouItsOkay: Even after Ruth's coming out as a transgender woman, her wife Irma still stays married to her.
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* LateComingOut: ''Normal'' is about a middle-aged {{transgender}} woman who comes out to her wife and teenage children after 25 years of marriage. She faces a lot of TransTribulations in her early 2000s, middle America small-town.
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* TransRelationshipTroubles: Coming out as a trans woman after over 20 years of marriage puts a strain on Ruth's relationship with her straight wife Irma. Ultimately, [[spoiler:they stay together]].
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Roy Applewood has been living a normal, Midwestern life for over 20 years. On the night of their 25th anniversary, Roy admits something to their wife Irma that they've has been hiding the entire time: They want to live as a woman from now on.
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Roy Applewood has been living a normal, Midwestern life for over 20 years. On the night of their 25th anniversary, Roy admits something to their wife Irma that they've has been hiding the entire time: They they want to live as a woman from now on.
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* TransTribulations: The film deals with Ruth transitioning in an early 2000s, rural American town. Her friends don't understand it, her son Wayne is disgusted by Ruth's transition, and her wife Irma considers it betrayal.
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* TransTribulations: The film deals with Ruth transitioning in an early 2000s, rural American town. Her friends don't understand it, her son Wayne is disgusted by Ruth's transition, and her wife Irma considers it a betrayal.
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* FirstPeriodsPanic: Ruth's daughter, Patty Ann, gets her first period and hates it.
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* FirstPeriodsPanic: FirstPeriodPanic: Ruth's daughter, Patty Ann, gets her first period and hates it.
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* FirstPeriodsPanic: Ruth's daughter, Patty Ann, gets her first period and hates it.
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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted with Ruth's daughter, Patty Ann. She gets her first period and hates it.
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* HomophobicHateCrime: Ruth gets kicked out of church, has ""You are not normal" written on her truck, and gets attacked by her co-workers for wearing earrings to work.
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* HomophobicHateCrime: Ruth gets kicked out of church, has ""You "You are not normal" written on her truck, and gets attacked by her co-workers for wearing earrings to work.
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Roy Applewood has been living a normal, Midwestern life for over 20 years. On the night of their 25th anniversary, Roy admits something to their wife Irma that they've has been hiding the entire time: They want to live as a woman from now on.
Ruth's transition is a difficult one. She faces ostracism in her small-town, from friend and family alike. Not even her preacher understands her plight. Her wife and son take the change specially hard.
''Normal'' is a 2003 drama revolving around a married couple where one decides to transition after 25 years of marriage.
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* EasySexChange: Averted. Ruth has to wait over a year to get surgery and, even then, her transition doesn't magically make her into a bombshell. She still looks pretty similar to how she did pre-transition.
* GayngstInducedSuicide: Subverted. On the night of her 25th wedding anniversary, Ruth decides that she can't live as Roy anymore, goes into the barn, and holds a rifle to her head. She's narrowly stopped by her wife.
* HomophobicHateCrime: Ruth gets kicked out of church, has ""You are not normal" written on her truck, and gets attacked by her co-workers for wearing earrings to work.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted with Ruth's daughter, Patty Ann. She gets her first period and hates it.
* QueerRomance: Ruth and Irma consider divorce but their marriage does end up surviving the transition.
* {{Transgender}}: The protagonist, Ruth Applewood, is a trans woman.
* TransTribulations: The film deals with Ruth transitioning in an early 2000s, rural American town. Her friends don't understand it, her son Wayne is disgusted by Ruth's transition, and her wife Irma considers it betrayal.
Ruth's transition is a difficult one. She faces ostracism in her small-town, from friend and family alike. Not even her preacher understands her plight. Her wife and son take the change specially hard.
''Normal'' is a 2003 drama revolving around a married couple where one decides to transition after 25 years of marriage.
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!!''Normal'' provides examples of:
* EasySexChange: Averted. Ruth has to wait over a year to get surgery and, even then, her transition doesn't magically make her into a bombshell. She still looks pretty similar to how she did pre-transition.
* GayngstInducedSuicide: Subverted. On the night of her 25th wedding anniversary, Ruth decides that she can't live as Roy anymore, goes into the barn, and holds a rifle to her head. She's narrowly stopped by her wife.
* HomophobicHateCrime: Ruth gets kicked out of church, has ""You are not normal" written on her truck, and gets attacked by her co-workers for wearing earrings to work.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted with Ruth's daughter, Patty Ann. She gets her first period and hates it.
* QueerRomance: Ruth and Irma consider divorce but their marriage does end up surviving the transition.
* {{Transgender}}: The protagonist, Ruth Applewood, is a trans woman.
* TransTribulations: The film deals with Ruth transitioning in an early 2000s, rural American town. Her friends don't understand it, her son Wayne is disgusted by Ruth's transition, and her wife Irma considers it betrayal.
