Just saw this on facebook, but wished I knew sooner so I could have seen the documentary when it aired

http://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2014/09/05/transgender-seal-is-subject-of-cnn-documentary.html?ESRC=ent.sm

I watched the doc. It wasn't bad. Pretty much the reason for attention was the fact she had been a seal and had been on the mission that got Bin Laden. She had lost her prominent position in the military. She was living out of a motor home. She did seem to have a good relationship with her family and small town community for the most part, though they do discuss brushes with bigotry.

She did a lengthy ->-bleeped-<- conversation that day you can read:

http://www.->-bleeped-<-.com/r/IAmA/comments/2fggpn/i_am_kristin_beck_former_us_navy_seal_i_served_as/