Chelsea Manning 'denied gender dysphoria treatment

BBC ^ | 22 August 2014 Last updated at 15:15 ET | BBC Staff

[cardinal4]

The US military has yet to offer Pte First Class Chelsea Manning sex change treatment despite medical recommendations, her lawyer has said.

Defence secretary Chuck Hagel approved treatment for a condition known as gender dysphoria in July.

But lawyer David Coombs says her requests for hormone therapy and other accommodations have been "ignored".

The soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking secret files to Wikileaks.

"This time last year I publicly asked that I be provided with a treatment plan, to bring my body more in line with my gender identity," Pte Manning said in a statement to NBC News.

"Unfortunately, despite silence, and then lip service, the military has not yet provided me with any such treatment."

[cardinal4]

I hate the way the media refers to these freaks in their preferred gender..

[2ndDivisionVet]

He is no longer a Private First Class (E-3) since being convicted in a court martial reduces you to PV1 (E-1) unless things have changed.

[scbison]

He still has an X and Y chromosome so he is still a male.(Science)

[2ndDivisionVet]

"I hate the way the media refers to these freaks in their preferred gender.."

They do that partly to piss you off. You know that don't you?

[Hulka]

Hand him a dull rusty butter-knife and let him do his own darned ‘gender reassignment’ surgery.

[Mike Darancette]

The soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking secret files to Wikileaks.

She can be an old broad when she gets out.

[Argus]

I’m all in favor of removing his male parts if it’s done without anaesthetic.

[Bryanw92]

Just give him some Tylenol and a some fishing line. He can castrate himself.

[Dr. Ursus]

Bitch be trippin’

[Lurker]

How about “No. Now go make little rocks out of big rocks.”

[cardinal4]

Yep, no amount of surgery can rid one of the the Y chromosome.

I don't think the DoD had any intention of allowing this freak the surgery..

[Volunteer]

First, the sentence included reduction to E-1 and forfeiture of all pay an allowances. So, he is Private Bradley Manning.

Next, he is Bradley Manning. There has been no gender reassignment. The attorney even admits this in claiming there has been no treatment. As such, the inmate's name is Bradley Manning.

I hate that the MSM want to give comfort to this enemy to the United States.

[miss marmelstein]

Sick, sick and more sick.

[cardinal4]

LOL, it sure seems like it..!

[doorgunner69]

Put him in general population wearing a dresss and in drag. He will get his wish of acting like a female.

[Pearls Before Swine]

He’s not getting married in prison. What’s the hurry?

[RichInOC]

Commute Nidal Hasan to life and make him cellies with Bradley. Chelsea and Hasan Shoot deserve each other.

[oh8eleven]

I have a solution ...

[SkyDancer]

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[T-Bird45]

And people wonder why most of us can see only bad things happening with the approval of sexual deviants being allowed in the military. I’d say this is Exhibit #1.