The Badge (2002)

Director: Robby Henson
Cast: Audrey Marie Anderson, Billy Bob Thornton, Marcus Lyle Brown, Patricia Arquette, Ray McKinnon, Sela Ward, Tom Bower, William Devane

Synopsis:

A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help from the people he once despised.