Saturday, February 14, 2015

Transgender Navy Seal To Run For Congress

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The first SEAL to come out as transgendered may also become the first transgendered member of Congress.

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Kirstin Beck, who transitioned from male to female in 2013, has announced that she’s running in the Maryland primaries to unseat U.S. Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving Maryland representative and House Minority Whip.

According to The Hill, Beck filed the appropriate paperwork Monday, which now shows up on the Board of Elections website for Maryland. Beck was part of SEAL Team 6, the Navy’s elite counter-terrorism unit, and retired in 2011 after a 20-year career. Now, Beck says she’s ready to serve her country elsewhere by starting out in the Democratic primary for the House.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2015 at 9:35 PM

    God grant me the serenity
    to accept the things I cannot change;
    courage to change the things I can;
    and wisdom to know the difference.

    I don't think I am going to make it. Whew

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