Autumn Sandeen
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Autumn Sandeen is a
Early life
Sandeen was born Stephen Mark Sandeen in
Sandeen served as a fire controlman in the US Navy from 1980 to 2000.[3] During her service, Sandeen primarily focused on the maintenance of equipment used in the aiming and firing of guns and missiles.[4] She worked in bases throughout the Northern Hemisphere[3] and served on four ships.[5] She was discharged with a 100% disability rating (service-related).[3]
Gender transition
In the late 1990s, Sandeen began seriously considering
Sandeen has worked to change all official records – including those pertaining to her retirement pay and retirement services – to match her female gender identity.
The
Transgender activism
Sandeen served as board member within the Transgender Advocacy and Services Center San Diego from 2006 to 2008.[4]
She was arrested twice in 2010 for handcuffing herself to the
Sandeen currently blogs for The Transadvocate.[8] She lives in San Diego, California.[3]
References
- ^ a b Haywood, Mari (27 May 2013). "The Pentagon Recognizes Transgender Service Member". GLAAD. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "My Name Was Stephen". Pam's House Blend. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "About Autumn". Pam's House Blend. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b Sandeen, Autumn. "Autumn Sandeen". LinkedIn.
- ^ The Advocate.
- ^ a b c Sanders, Autumn (21 May 2013). "Changing My Recorded Gender With DOD". Pam's House Blend.
- ^ Santeen, Autumn (16 May 2013). "Changing my documented gender with the Department of Defense". LGBT Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Autumn Sandeen: Bio". The Transadvocate. 2014-02-20.
- The Huffington Post.
External links
- "Veteran Reveals Life As Transgender In Military" Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine ABC10, February 4, 2011
- "Radio interview with Autumn Sandeen" (audio) Hellidaze, December 15, 2010
- "Thirteen Heroes. Including One of Our Own. A Photo Essay" Daily Kos, November 19, 2010