In the late seventies and early eighties, my Dad (Jack Sandeen) worked at Disney Studios — first as a costumer, and then as the head of the Wardrobe Department. He worked on films such as Splash, The Black Hole, and the original Tron. He passed away on June 17, 2002, and I began my transition [...]

Some folk have no doubt noted I haven’t been posting a lot of late. I’ve felt ill, and I’ve felt the depression side of my cyclothymia, for awhile now. But thinking “out loud,” I’ve been considering what to be thankful for in the midst of dealing with both physical and mental illnesses. So, between November [...]

Update: The National Review has posted a peice on the 7-year-old trans girl from another person associated with the Family Research Council — Senior legal fellow Cathy Ruse. The name of the article is Male and Female He Created Them. From the conclusion of the article: No mention is made anywhere of the boy’s father, [...]

I’ve been reading through the new Version 7 of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People (WPATH SOC). It’s the replacement document for the The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association’s Standards Of Care For Gender Identity Disorders, Sixth Version (HBSOC). The [...]

The article was revised after talking to Masen Davis of the Transgender Law Center (TLC) to more accurately reflect what the signing of this bill accomplishes. California’s AB 433 — the Vital Records Modernization Act — is the bill that actually changes things a lot for transsexual people who were born in California, or live [...]

This just in from the Transgender Law Center (TLC) on Governor Brown signing the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB 887) and the Vital Statistics Modernization Act (AB 433). From their email blast Breaking: Governor Brown Signs Two Historic Transgender Rights Bills Into Law: WE DID IT! Governor Brown just signed two important transgender rights bills into [...]

Just this week, the Australia’s Supreme Court ruled that trans people don’t need surgery for changing identity documents. From the National Center for Transgender Equality’s (NCTE’s) blog Advancing Transgender Equality: Australia’s highest court ruled today [Thursday, October 6, 2011] that transgender people can legally change their gender without undergoing surgery, at least in some Australian [...]

There is a fruit called apple. As a term, apple has dictionary meaning, to include: the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family. the tree, cultivated in most temperate regions. the fruit of any of certain other species of tree of the same genus. any [...]

Since I recently received the post-gender-affirmation-surgery letter that states “[Autumn Sandeen] has had appropriate surgical treatment and has completed her transition to be female,” I have, in process, experiences of changing my M to F (male to female) at various government agencies and businesses. So, I’m going to document many of these change as I [...]

Here’s the text of a super-kewl, notarized letter I received in the mail on Saturday afternoon (birthdate redacted): GENDER TRANSITION AND CHANGE RE: Autumn V. Sandeen DOB: XX-XX-XXXX I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the forgoing is true and correct: I am the attending physician and have [...]