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(297,190 posts)taking responsibility for what he(she) did. Unlike assange and snowden.
And, from what I've read.. Manning is not Gay but Transgender.. I wish her all the luck she'll need to deal with her "next phase in life".
Source: Washington Post
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 NBCs 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.
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