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He motioned to a garbage bag filled with oversize T-shirts and long skirts.

That’s when it hit me: My parents are sending me here because I am gay. Photo by Brendan George Ko We got out, and they met us at the front door. One of the most beautiful parts of Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story is the depiction of Alex and Frankie’s relationship. [2], The film stars Addison Holley, Nicolette Pierce, Sara Booth, Ian Lake, Kate Drummond, Wilson Cruz, Steven Cumyn, and Elisa Mooncherry. “We’re here now,” the bus driver said, her voice soft. Considering what she went through for eight months, Alex held up incredibly well. As mentioned above, Alex does return to school under close supervision. Frankie and Alex’s relationship. Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story is a 2019 American biographical drama television film directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt. And a few minutes later, we pulled in to my grandparents’ driveway.

A police detective walked me through the front door of the center. The two actresses cast to play Alex and Frankie, Addison Holley and Nicolette Pearse respectively, gave honest performances and had a nice chemistry. She got a black nylon backpack out of the closet and set it on the kitchen counter. “You going to be OK, honey?”, “Yes,” I said, though my voice shook and my body shivered. Beyond the Headlines: Escaping the NXIVM Cult: The 5 shocking things we learned, 'Saturday Night Live' parodies 'Downton Abbey' and its low stakes in digital short, Escaping the NXIVM Cult: 5 most disturbing movie moments, Undercover Cheerleader: 5 most Lifetime moments, The Cheerleader Escort: 3 signs your cheerleading team is a secret escort ring. I slipped out into the night air. The only thing I disliked is that we didn’t get to see the downfall of Tania and Johnny. The film stars Addison Holley, Nicolette Pierce, Sara Booth, Ian Lake, Kate Drummond, Wilson Cruz, Steven Cumyn, and Elisa Mooncherry.

Two months later, in November, Tiana came home from work and went straight to her bedroom.

Alex graduated from Snow Canyon High School in 2012 and earned her cosmetology license. But despite the tragedy of this story, there were some genuinely good moments demonstrating Alex’s resolve in between the abuse. “Mom, please, don’t leave me here!” I pleaded.

Alex is incredibly brave when she finally reveals the truth to her new friend and school teacher. After about five hours, my dad exited the highway in St. George, Utah, the place where the rest of the world ends and the Mormon world begins. My mom reached into her purse, pulled out some school and health insurance papers, and handed them over to Tiana. “I hate you!” I yelled. Around 7 a.m., when the janitors began unlocking the doors, I slipped through the back doors of the school building and ran straight to Delsy’s classroom. Then she gathered five or six large gray rocks from the backyard. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Yes, at one point she does attempt suicide, but it’s impossible to not feel for her. She handed me the backpack. Silently, my parents and grandparents got out of the car and started unloading my stuff from the trunk. I told Paul everything. When I finished, I joined the rest of the family in the kitchen. One of the most beautiful parts of Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story is … “Hi, Tiana*” I heard my grandmother say, her voice low. You are going to wear this from the time you wake up until you go to bed every day.”. Delsy called the police, and later that morning, Child Protective Services and a police officer showed up. After that, Tiana and Johnny rewarded me by allowing me to go to Snow Canyon High School. It’s horrifying. “Alex, you need to stay here with the Siale* family for a little bit,” my mother told me as we went inside. ET.

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We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer) as we strive to provide site experiences for browsers that support new web standards and security practices. Build your custom FanSided TV email newsletter with news and analysis on All Television and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Tiana wrote the details on a pad of paper, then called my parents. This was the final straw. Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story (TV Movie 2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. You’re safe here.”. She’s still in touch with Jason, Delsy, and Paul. My stomach hurt with anxiety, and my mind raced, trying to come up with a plan: What would I do if the Siales found me? When the door opened in front of me, I stood in the circle of light at the foot of the steps but didn’t climb in.

Silently, we made our way north, from Southern California toward Las Vegas. One by one, she put the rocks into the backpack while we all watched, and then she zipped up the backpack and called me over. After dinner, the kids filed off to bed, and Johnny sat down on the couch to play video games. By mid-January, I was in near-constant pain.

“Are you ready?” my father asked my grandparents before we had even had the chance to sit down. I told them the only information I knew about Yvette—her birth date and phone number.

That night, Johnny called all the kids together at the kitchen table. I didn’t know it at the time, but these documents granted the Siales temporary custody of me, allowing them to enroll me in school. “Do you know why Alex is here?” he asked the kids. Johnny leaned forward and put his hands on his knees. But I digress, I felt moved by the depiction of their blooming romance. “I don’t have any money, but I really need to get to the high school,” I told the bus driver. She had olive skin and long, wet, curly black hair. They immediately help her find an attorney who agrees to help her pro-bono. I slowly stood up from the table and walked across the kitchen to take my post.

Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story (L to R) Addison Holley and Elisa Moolecherry star in Lifetime’s feature Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story, premiering Saturday, September 28 at 8pm ET/PT. They didn’t even say goodbye. Never once does she genuinely believe she’s “not gay.”. “Because she likes girls when she is supposed to like guys.”. “Alex,” she said. In Victorville, California, 15 year old Alex Cooper (Addison Holley) comes out to her Mormon parents (Kate Drummond and Steven Cumyn) as a lesbian and that she has fallen for her friend Frankie (Nicolette Pierce). My family is Mormon, and there’s no place in Mormonism for girls who like girls. Outside, the car engine started. We were greeted at the front desk by a blond older woman with a warm smile who introduced herself as Sandra. The lights of the morning’s first city bus crested the hill. We recommend our users to update the browser.

I had had enough of the backpack and wall. “Ripped From Headlines” continues next weekend with Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story premiering on Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m. Hers was warm and plump. I wish Lifetime would start writing more stories about LGBT women. “Remember that we know everyone in this town. I grabbed my flip-flops, gripped the door’s handle tightly, held my breath, and pulled the door open six inches. Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story Addison Holley stars as Alex Cooper in Lifetime’s feature Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story, premiering Saturday, September 28 at 8pm ET/PT. Alex is placed in a Youth in Crisis Center and finally reunited with Frankie in a heartwarming final moment. Soon, I had become friends with Jason Osmanksi, a lanky redhead, and I told him about my move to St. George, the Siales, and my backpack. After the Utah Court of Appeals issued an emergency order in the summer of 2011, a lower court ruled that Alex could date other girls.

When her Mormon parents learned she was gay and had a girlfriend, 15-year-old Alex Cooper was sent away to live with a pair of sadistic Mormons appointed to … The screenplay by Michelle Paradise is based on the 2016 memoir Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That’s When My Nightmare Began by Alex Cooper and Joanna Brooks, which documents Cooper's experience in being sent to a conversion therapy home and the brutalities she endured while there.[3].

During the first few days, the pain in my shoulders and lower back went away after I took off the backpack at night. You are confused. “This is where you will sleep,” Tiana said, motioning to a pile of blankets on a thin pink mattress on the floor.

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