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DESCRIPTION:Documentary Shows Courage Has More Than One Face \n\nAs a male Seal Team 
 soldier, Kristin Beck gave twenty years of her life “fighting for life, 
 liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” As a transgender woman, she 
 discovered she didn’t leave that fight behind her on the battlefield. Her 
 struggle to claim these rights for herself is the subject of Lady Valor: 
 The Kristin Beck Story, a documentary that will be shown at the Niles 
 Discovery Church on June 8 at 1:30 pm. The free screening will be followed 
 by a discussion led by Robyn Kuslits, herself an eight-year veteran in the 
 U.S. Navy and a transgender woman. \n\nDirected by Sandrine Orabona and 
 Mark Herzog, Lady Valor covers Beck’s training and life as a warrior as 
 well as her later trials putting together a female civilian identity. Aware 
 from an early age of the feminine persona she felt she had to hide from 
 everyone, Beck’s decision to become a Navy Seal almost seems an 
 overcompensation, the ultimate rough and tough male identity. Trying to 
 embrace the role wholeheartedly, Beck developed a reputation for utter 
 fearlessness that she later acknowledges was due to being so unhappy she 
 did not sometimes care if she lived or died. After retiring from the 
 service, she made one more attempt to “fit in” by getting married and 
 fathering two sons. While her wife was “wonderful” and Beck deeply 
 loved her boys, traditional family life was not a sustainable choice. 
 \n\nWhat happened to Beck’s life after she made the decision to begin 
 living as a woman is the suspenseful, sad, inspiring story that makes Lady 
 Valor so thought provoking. The misunderstandings, bigotry, and 
 estrangement from some in her world are offset by the support and 
 fellowship of others. The film was made in the early stages of her 
 transition and the emotions of Beck and her friends and family are 
 sometimes raw. Beck herself emerges as more matter-of-fact than stoic about 
 her journey, without self-pity and with tenacious hope. “I want some 
 happiness for myself,” she says, and pretty much everyone who sees Lady 
 Valor will be rooting for her. \n\nThe Second Saturday Documentary Series 
 is co-sponsored by Niles Discovery Church and the San Jose Peace and 
 Justice Center. Learn more about the series at http://bit.ly/nilesssds. 
 This screening is additionally co-sponsored by Compassionate Fremont and 
 the Fremont LGBTQ Task Force. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/21/18823535.php
SUMMARY:Second Saturday Documentary Series - "Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story"
LOCATION:3660 Niles Boulevard\nFremont, CA 94536
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/21/18823535.php
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