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Apr 9, 2023 · Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others. April 9, 20237:03 AM ET. Jaclyn Diaz. Chelsea Manning. Matt Barnes/Farrar, Straus and Giroux publishing company....
A trans woman, Manning said in 2013 that she had a female gender identity since childhood and wanted to be known as Chelsea Manning. Assigned in 2009 to an Army unit in Iraq as an intelligence analyst, Manning had access to classified databases.
In 2010, a young US army intelligence officer leaked secrets about military operations and consequently went to jail. Released in 2017, the now 35-year-old tells her story.
September 2016 — Chelsea ends a hunger strike she launched in protest of the army’s refusal to provide her with medical treatment related to her gender dysphoria, after receiving assurances from the military that it would grant her request for gender transition surgery — a first for a transgender inmate.
Dec 9, 2022 · After five days, the US army acceded to Manning’s demand for gender-transition surgery. Manning, whose 35-year jail sentence for espionage was commuted by Barack Obama shortly before he...
Apr 9, 2023 · More than six years after being released from prison, Chelsea Manning is opening up about what it was like to transition behind bars. Manning is a former US Army analyst who was convicted of...
Apr 9, 2023 · A look back at Manning's legal fight. In July 2013, Manning was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison for her leak of government records. A month later, she publicly announced she is trans, and she sought hormone therapy.
May 17, 2017 · Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning has left a military prison in Kansas and returned to civilian life Wednesday, seven years after being taken into custody for what is seen as the largest leak of...
Sep 13, 2016 · CNN — Imprisoned former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has learned that she will receive gender transition surgery, her lawyer told CNN, in what could make her the first US...
Sep 13, 2016 · WASHINGTON - U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, ended her hunger strike on Tuesday after the Army said she will receive treatment for her gender dysphoria, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
May 16, 2017 · In February 2015, the Army allowed Manning to receive hormone treatment for her transition from male to female. During her time in prison, Manning has struggled with mental health issues.
Sep 14, 2016 · U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, ended her hunger strike on Tuesday after the Army said she would be allowed to receive...
Oct 17, 2022 · The former military analyst has been called both a whistleblower hero and a traitor for leaking classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a new memoir, READ ME.txt, she ...
Sep 13, 2016 · -- The Army informed Chelsea Manning today that she will be allowed to receive gender transition surgery, according to Manning's attorney. Manning has ended the hunger strike that she began on Friday to protest her conditions at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the lack of approval for treatment of her gender dysphoria, her attorney said.
Apr 9, 2023 · According to the ACLU, this made Manning the first individual to get health care pertaining to gender transition while in military prison. Manning told NPR she knew the federal government's...
Apr 8, 2015 · Chelsea Manning Shares Her Transition to Living as a Woman — Behind Bars. For the first time, Chelsea Manning shares the details of her story as an army private who leaked classified...
Apr 9, 2023 · Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.
May 17, 2017 · The transgender soldier was freed from Fort Leavenworth around 2 a.m. on Wednesday in accordance with former President Barack Obama's decision to grant her clemency in his final days in office.
Apr 9, 2023 · Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.
May 10, 2017 · In a pair of firsts for a person held in a military prison, she underwent hormone therapy and, last fall, the Army agreed to allow her to have gender transition surgery. Manning is responsible...
Polling stations have opened with millions across London and the UK set to decide who will form the next the next government. Polls opened at 7am and voters will have until 10pm to cast their ...
Apr 9, 2023 · A look back at Manning's legal fight. In July 2013, Manning was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison for her leak of government records. A month later, she publicly announced she is...
