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Bradley Manning Wants To Live As a Woman

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Reuters reports that Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier sentenced to 35 years in military prison for the biggest breach of classified documents in the nation's history, says he is female and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea. 'As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning, I am a female,' Manning, 25, said in the statement read by anchorwoman Savannah Guthrie on NBC News' "Today" show. 'Given the way that I feel and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible,' Manning said. 'I also request that starting today you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun.' A psychiatrist, Navy Reserve Captain David Moulton, testified during Manning's trial that Manning suffered from gender dysphoria, or wanting to be the opposite sex, as well as narcissism and obsessive-compulsive disorder."

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  1. Re:Hormone therapy? by alen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    yep, just not officially
    normally its the other prisoners who pump you full of their own hormones

  2. Re:Hormone therapy? by sycodon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There has been court fights over stuff like this. A few have won I think. You can be sure that some nutcase judge will call it a "human right". and order it be done.

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  3. Re:Bravo, Washington Post by h4rr4r · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Or at least for these articles ban the ACs.
    If you want to say stupid hateful shit at least let it stick with you.

  4. Re:First rule of espionage by geek · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How about your conservative-panic? I mean, you did bring conservatism into an argument where politics didn't even come into play. Not sure what it has to do with this at all in fact. Your strawman is pathetic.

    You do know he was prosecuted under the liberals watch right? Your liberal messiah could have pardoned him or called off the dogs at any time. I guess that wouldn't fit into your liberal narrative though................