Autumn Sandeen is a transgender activist and US Navy veteran.
11 Facts About Autumn Sandeen
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Autumn Sandeen's father is Jack Sandeen, a film and television costumer and later the wardrobe department head at Walt Disney Studios.
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At age 14, Sandeen became aware of her own gender dysphoria, as she felt her developing body did not match her gender identity.
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Autumn Sandeen served as a fire controlman in the US Navy from 1980 to 2000.
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Autumn Sandeen worked in bases throughout the Northern Hemisphere and served on four ships.
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Autumn Sandeen started the process in February 2003 and officially took on the first name Autumn in July 2003.
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Autumn Sandeen worked with OutServe-SLDN to determine the required documentation for changing one's gender in Department of Defense databases.
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Autumn Sandeen's change established a procedure for transgender veterans who have completed reassignment surgery to alter their gender identity on Pentagon records.
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Autumn Sandeen received a letter officially confirming her identification as female in Department of Defense records effective April 12,2013.
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Autumn Sandeen served as board member within the Transgender Advocacy and Services Center San Diego from 2006 to 2008.
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Autumn Sandeen was arrested twice in 2010 for handcuffing herself to the White House fence in protest of Don't Ask Don't Tell.