Posted on 08/22/2013 6:43:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Bradley Manning plans to live as a woman named Chelsea and wants to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible, the soldier said Thursday, a day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison for sending classified material to WikiLeaks.
Manning announced the decision in a written statement provided to NBC's "Today" show, asking supporters to refer to him by his new name and the feminine pronoun. The statement was signed "Chelsea E. Manning."
"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. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible," the statement read.
Manning's defense attorney David Coombs told "Today" in an interview that he is hoping officials at the military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., will accommodate Manning's request for hormone therapy.
"If Fort Leavenworth does not, then I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure they are forced to do so," Coombs said.
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I want to live as a black guy with a slave heritage. I ask - no, I demand - that my health insurance company provide the necessary pigmentation enhancement so I can live openly according to my inner self. I also demand that the U.S. Census include me as an “African-American” on their census forms, and that I be rightfully included in any appropriate affirmative action, scholarship, and government award programs directed at helping African-Americans with our struggles in a racist culture. Any criticism should be labeled as racist and bigoted.
Well, her Momma did name her “Bradley”. What could go wrong with that? I’ve always wondered what was going thru that recruiter’s head when the Little Miss popped in? There needs to be an inquisition wherein everyone who ever commanded/recruited/supervised this pint sized punk is grouped and isolated and forced to explain “what were you thinking?”
Dealing with stress or trauma by becoming cutters. A cutter cuts their arms, legs, stomach, or other parts of their body enough to bleed, and usually leave a mark. Then hides it after relieving the stress.
“bad seed” = “weak link” in this case “the weakest link”.-———liked that show
“-—explose his sexual differences—” Don’t we call that a “Sandusky” now?
Sorry Bradley, there is already a skank named Chelsea in the wild.
You need to chose a new avatar.
LOL female prisoners use broom sticks.
In a sane world, that's true. However, if you were on your way to 35 years behind bars, would you choose to be surrounded by men or by women if your jailers were willing to allow you the choice as they may be with Manning?
There are plenty of these “women” in mens prisons
Mr. Coombs, the almighty taxpayer may have a say in this sick request....this sort of points at mental illness doesn't it?
Uh, I’m sure his fellow prisoners will oblige him.
Or a more serious note he wants the government to pay for his estrogen, his lawyer says he’ll “force them”.
Yes, his sister testified at the trial about the child abuse he endured. I do not believe molestation was confirmed, but goes hand in hand with gender confusion.
“Uh, I’m sure his fellow prisoners will oblige him.”
Rich one!
He thinks that such a public statement was necessary? I pity him. But if the ACLU butts in, I might not pity him.
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