This just in, and yes it’s true. I first met Chris when she was at SEAL Team One. While Chris was always a little different I had no idea what was lying under the surface, as I’m sure a lot of people will have the same experience. I do know that Chris went on to serve out a full retirement, and finished his twenty years of service as an E-8 at US SOCOM, and a tour of the recently scandal-clad ST-6.
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. I spoke with her a few months ago but declined to do a story for a multitude of reasons; now that the cat is out of the proverbial bag, you can expect a full write-up, and an exclusive soon.
From Amazon
Chris Beck played high school football. He bought a motorcycle, much to his mother’s dismay, at age 17. He grew up to become a U.S. Navy SEAL, serving our country for twenty years on thirteen deployments, including seven combat deployments, and ultimately earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. To everyone who saw him, he was a hero. A warrior. A man.
But underneath his burly beard, Chris had a secret, one that had been buried deep inside his heart since he was a little boy—one as hidden as the panty hose in the back of his drawer. He was transgender, and the woman inside needed to get out.
This is the journey of a girl in a man’s body and her road to self-actualization as a woman amidst the PTSD of war, family rejection and our society’s strict gender rules and perceptions. It is about a fight to be free inside one’s own body, a fight that requires the strength of a Warrior Princess.
Kristin’s story of boy to woman explores the tangled emotions of the transgender experience and opens up a new dialogue about being male or female: Is gender merely between your legs or is it something much bigger?
I wonder if the Pentagon got a look at this one. Out here. -Brandon
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I'm so sorry Kristin, I meant to say, straight-forward honorable lady.
I am so sorry, I had no idea about the chemistry and biology, and after you explained it to me, and lost me a couple of times, it really does make sense. I'm saying I'm sorry because I had no clue and to what you have had to experience in your life. Greater difficulties than I by far. I've never ridiculed anyone for their outward or inward appearance etc. as mentioned earlier, I too see everyone as equal. I always believed it was because I played in the sandbox as a child on an Air Force Base. Please keep educating, I love to learn. I know there are a lot of people out there like me. Have you thought about educating the dummies on the street as well? Instead of just the med and psychology students? We sure need it.
Me too. ;-). I wish I had a group of girls show me the whole make-up thing. I'm actually now learning and loving the change. At least in my face. I still wear jeans, and sensible clothes for the most part. I have to talk my hubby to take me out for dinner so I can play dress up. I refuse to do high heals though. I'd like to live a longer and see them as a death trap.
Great interview, thanks for sharing. A message to Kirstin: darn you! You are way better at make-up and hair than I am. You looked great! No one, and I mean no one can take away your exemplary service. Thank you for your service to our country.