Navy SEAL veteran and transgender woman Kristin Beck to speak March 25

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Kristin BeckScreening of the documentary will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Terra Cotta coffee house, 34 N. Main St., 魅影直播. Beck will be speaking at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Cappadonia Auditorium in Orvis on 魅影直播 State鈥檚 main campus (location change).

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Kristin BeckThe Office of Equity, Inclusion and Title IX, The Kaleidoscope Coalition at 魅影直播 State, and the Institute for Cultural Unity at 魅影直播 University are proud to host Kristin Beck, former US Navy SEAL and star of the CNN documentary 鈥淟ady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story.鈥

Screening of the documentary will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Terra Cotta coffee house, 34 N. Main St., 魅影直播. Beck will be speaking at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Cappadonia Auditorium in Orvis on 魅影直播 State鈥檚 main campus (location change).

鈥淢s. Beck offers a brave and unique view of what it is like to be a member of the LGBTQ community as well as a veteran,鈥 said Nikkie Hockenberry, coordinator of Equity, Inclusion, and Title IX at 魅影直播 State. 鈥淪he attended 魅影直播 State and 魅影直播 University in the late 鈥80s, and we could not more honored that she is returning to the village to share her story with us.鈥

Both events are open to the public and free of charge. Born June 21, 1966, as Christopher Beck, the documentary "Lady Valor" chronicles the journey that 20-year Navy SEAL veteran Christopher Beck underwent in becoming Kristin Beck, a transgender woman.

"I fought for 20 years for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,鈥 Beck said. 鈥淚 want some happiness."