- Christine D. Beatty is a writer and producer, known for Poker Queens (2020), Radio Wars (2012) and Myrna (2015).
A San Francisco Bay Area native, Beatty's diverse and dramatic life experience includes being an honorably discharged veteran, a transgender woman, a former sexworker and recovered addict, a print journalist, author, working musician, screenwriter, producer and software engineer. In addition to a degree in Computer Science, she earned a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA and a degree in Cinema Arts from LA Valley College. In 2011 she helped produce the award-winning documentary Radio Wars (2012). While in film school, she was a co-executive producer of the TV pilot Myrna (2015). In 2019 she produced the documentary Poker Queens (2020) about female poker champions.- IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
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- Before college, marriage and her transition, Beatty received an honorably discharge from the United States Air Force (1977-81) as an aircraft avionics and electronics technician near Phoenix, AZ.
- She earned an honors degree in Computer Science in 1985 but discrimination kept her from finding work. Since 1989 she has worked as a programmer and software engineer.
- In 2016 Beatty won the RSE Adapted Screenplay competition for her Action/Sci-Fi adaptation of the William Gibson 1993 bestseller Virtual Light.
- Beatty co-founded the progressive hard rock band Glamazon in San Francisco in 1994. She was the lead singer and rhythm guitar player who wrote all the lyrics and co-wrote the music. The band toured in California and recorded one CD before Beatty left the band to devote her time to writing in 2002.
- While I am not particularly religious, I am thankful to God(dess) for everything in my life, including all of the difficulties and challenges I have faced. They defined me and helped make me the woman I am today."
"After four years in the US Air Force and two years of engagement/marriage, I concluded I was a woman trapped in a male body. I knew I couldn't change who I was, so I resolved to act on it."
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