The First Female and Transgender Navy SEAL, Kristin Beck

[Fearless]

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.

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[William769]

1. kick & recommended.

[SQUEE]

2. I have awaited this book for a few months

After hearing about it from a mutual friend. Love to to see her able to be finally whole as she feels she should be and to take on the stereotypes and belief that the GLBT community has nothing to offer the military. Purple Heart and a Bronze Star on her DD214 say different.

[Zorra]

3. Born this Way comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. nt