Prarambhik Jeevan aur Pehchaan
Dennis ka janm ek military parivar mein hua tha, jahan unhone apne bachpan ka adhikansh samay California aur North Carolina ke Air Force bases par bitaya. Yuvaavastha mein, unhone Air Force mein lagbhag das varsh sewa di, jisme ek saal se adhik ka active duty aur aath varsh Air Force Reservist ke roop mein shamil the. Unhone hamesha se law enforcement mein ruchi rakhi, lekin umra aur swabhav ke karan, unhone police sewa ke bajay suraksha kshetra mein apna career banana uchit samjha. 2000 ke garmiyon mein, unhone JJK Security mein interview diya aur wahi unki mulaqat Chief Joan Koplan se hui. Yahi mulaqat unke jeevan ka ek mahatvapurn modh bani.
“Small Town Security” aur Lokpriyata
“Small Town Security” ek American reality television series thi jo JJK Security naamak chhoti, parivarik suraksha company par kendrit thi. Yeh show 2012 se 2014 tak AMC channel par prasarit hua. Dennis, jo us samay Denise Croft ke naam se jane jate the, is show ke mukhya kirdaron mein se ek the. Show ke dauran, unhone apne gender reassignment ke safar ko khulkar dikhaya, jo kai darshakon ke liye ek naya aur prernaadayak anubhav tha.
Gender Parivartan ka Safar
Show ke pratham episode mein hi yeh prakat kiya gaya ki Dennis pehle Denise Croft the aur unhone gender reassignment ka process shuru kiya tha. Unhone apne is safar ko khulkar sabke saamne rakha aur is dauran unhe internet ke madhyam se kai logon ka samarthan bhi mila. Halanki, Dennis ne kabhi bhi khud ko transgender community ka pratinidhi ya bolne wala nahi mana. Unka kehna tha, “Main apne aap ko pratinidhitv kar raha hoon, kisi samuh ko nahi. Lekin saath hi, main samajhta hoon ki mera yeh safar doosron ki madad kar sakta hai.” Unhone yeh bhi kaha, “Mere liye, yeh apne aap ko pehchaanne aur uske anusaar jeene ke baare mein hai. Aksar, mere jaise log haar maan kar jhoothi zindagi jeete hain. Aur unki zindagi aisi nahi honi chahiye. Is duniya mein hamare liye bhi jagah hai.”
JJK Security mein Bhoomika aur Rishton ki Goonj
Dennis JJK Security ke sabse anubhaviyan karmachariyon mein se ek the. Unhone company ke suraksha guards ki dekh-rekh ke saath-saath anya kai zimmedariyan bhi nibhayi. Unka lakshya tha ki JJK ko ek “elite” suraksha bal ke roop mein sthapit karna jo apne grahakon aur samaj ko behtareen seva pradan kare. Chief Joan ke saath unka rishta bhi kaafi gehra tha. Unhone Chief ko apna pehla pyaar kaha, halanki unhone yeh bhi svikaar kiya ki unka sambandh hamesha platonic hi rahega.
Naam Parivartan aur Nai Pahchaan
2013 mein, Dennis ne kanuni roop se apna naam Denise Croft se badal kar Dennis Starr rakh liya. Is naam parivartan ke saath hi unhone apne naye jeevan ki shuruaat ki aur apni nai pehchaan ko apnaya. Unhone apne purane saaman ko ek chhoti si ceremony mein alvida kaha, jisme unhone apne purane ID card aur anya cheezon ko jalaya. Yeh unke liye ek mahatvapurn kadam tha apne purane jeevan ko chhod kar naye jeevan ki aur badhne ka.
Vartamaan Stithi aur Jeevan
“Small Town Security” ke samapan ke baad, Dennis ne apni zindagi ko naye tareeke se jeena shuru kiya. Unhone apne naye naam aur pehchaan ke saath apne jeevan ko aage badhaya. Unka Twitter account (@STARRDENNIS) bhi hai jahan se yeh pata chalta hai ki unhone social media par apni upasthiti banaye rakhi hai.
