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The Untold impact of Being Transgender, with Former Navy SEAL Chris Beck
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Retired Navy SEAL Chris Beck served in our military for 20 years. His service included thirteen deployments, seven of which were in combat zones.
Every day of his service Upon his retirement, Beck stunned the SEAL community when he stepped into life as a transgender woman.
Then, he surprised everyone again when he de-transitioned years later.
The emotional and physical stress of these major transitions in life are monumental. The ripple effects on relationships, the hostility from strangers, the manipulation by people who used Chris for their own agendas- were all compounded by the very public nature of his story.
Now engaged to a woman he loves, Chris is determined to use his experience and platform to educate others on the realities of gender dysphoria and the complexities attached to it.
Here are a few of the topics discussed in this episode:
- Being a "trophy" for the LGBTQ community
- The ability to support and respect people within a community, while recognizing the negative aspects of that community
- How relationships change within the evolution of a transgender life
- A message to transgender teenagers and their parents Death threats
- What true courage is
- The conviction to use a personal struggle and lessons learned, to guide and help others
- Why Chris stepped forward to speak out in spite of how difficult it can be to share personal life situations in public
Please leave a review and share this podcast episode with your friends!
Follow Barb Allen on Instagram
Join The Great American Syndicate
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Manage episode 356165082 series 2408296
Retired Navy SEAL Chris Beck served in our military for 20 years. His service included thirteen deployments, seven of which were in combat zones.
Every day of his service Upon his retirement, Beck stunned the SEAL community when he stepped into life as a transgender woman.
Then, he surprised everyone again when he de-transitioned years later.
The emotional and physical stress of these major transitions in life are monumental. The ripple effects on relationships, the hostility from strangers, the manipulation by people who used Chris for their own agendas- were all compounded by the very public nature of his story.
Now engaged to a woman he loves, Chris is determined to use his experience and platform to educate others on the realities of gender dysphoria and the complexities attached to it.
Here are a few of the topics discussed in this episode:
- Being a "trophy" for the LGBTQ community
- The ability to support and respect people within a community, while recognizing the negative aspects of that community
- How relationships change within the evolution of a transgender life
- A message to transgender teenagers and their parents Death threats
- What true courage is
- The conviction to use a personal struggle and lessons learned, to guide and help others
- Why Chris stepped forward to speak out in spite of how difficult it can be to share personal life situations in public
Please leave a review and share this podcast episode with your friends!
Follow Barb Allen on Instagram
Join The Great American Syndicate
259 에피소드
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