Chelsea Manning Told She Will Receive Gender Transition Surgery, Her Lawyer Says

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The military’s decision - which the military will not confirm - follows a recommendation made by Manning’s psychologist more than five months ago

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[maynardsong]

I'm glad she'll feel like she's the right gender as she serves out her sentence. And I wish Julian Assange himself would go through what Chelsea Manning had to go through.

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Assange and Snowden get Oscar-bait biopics (even though I don't think Snowden will fare much better than the Assange film) and cult hero status by celebs.

Chelsea gets torture. it's such bullshit.

[invisiblegirlx]

why isn't there a huge campaign to get her pardoned like Edward Snowden?

[screamingintune]

I'm guessing because she's a transgender woman is part. Also, people are crazy weird about her being ex-military, they're like "But she took an oath~~~!!!!" but I think when the values behind the oath are compromised, they should be able to report.

But that's the military mentality, I guess. It plays out in the underreported/underprosecuted sexual assault cases as well. Soldiers have so few rights.

[natyanayaki]

^^ :(

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Yep, it's sad.

[natyanayaki]

i have read that they are still charging her for her suicide attempt? wtf.

[ioplokon]

Glad they are finally letting her get surgery (as required by law!!!). TBH tho it's really fucked up that they won't let her grow her hair until after surgery; like there is literally no reason for that except to be as degrading and cruel to her as possible.

& keeping my eye out for what's coming on the 20th; i really hope she isn't charged for anything related to her suicide attempt, since again it just seems cruel.