Bradley Manning: I want to live as a woman named Chelsea

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Bradley Manning: I want to live as a woman named Chelsea

Army Pvt. Bradley Manning has apologized for leaking sensitive documents about the U.S. war in Iraq to the Web site WikiLeaks. At his court martial, the former army intelligence analyst said his actions hurt the U.S. Norah O'Donnell reports.

FORT MEADE, MD.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. [...]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57599677/bradley-manning-i-want-to-live-as-a-woman-named-chelsea/

Edited August 22, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

well he will be very popular in the db now.....

[mota bhai 2,675]

weirdo

[SMR 368]

He'd make a really ugly woman.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Is this guy an attention ####### or what?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Could his timing be any worse?

[mota bhai 2,675]

Is this guy an attention ####### or what?

It's his feminine side.

[Jacque67 7,328]

who is going to foot the bill for the hormone therapy??

[mota bhai 2,675]

who is going to foot the bill for the hormone therapy??

Big Daddy Obammy.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

This is him

He says his gender struggles in a hostile environment forced him to leak.

Cause he wanted attention and to be liked, I presume.

Why the #### did he join the army in the first place?

who is going to foot the bill for the hormone therapy??

Not the fed. So, no one.

[Jacque67 7,328]

This is him

He says his gender struggles in a hostile environment forced him to leak.

Cause he wanted attention and to be liked, I presume.

Why the #### did he join the army in the first place?

Not the fed. So, no one.

He joined in order to be surrounded by fit young males I guess.　

If he will pay for the therapy himself, fine. I don't give a flying **.

[X Factor 1,110]

He figure spending 35 years in a female wing is much better than in the male wing

[spookyturtle 9,465]

This is him

I'd hit it.

[Peikko 1,575]

It's very odd, but I am sure he didn't just 'decide' he was more female than male because of the prison system. He wouldn't get away with it if he did, gender reassignment is not just undertaken because someone says one day they would like to be of the opposite sex.

[Karee 4,189]

Looks like they need to do a better job deciding who should get a security clearance.