Bradley Manning wants to live out his life as a woman

[Guest EXPAT]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/bradley-manning-woman_n_3794324.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Bradley Manning, sentenced to 35 years in military prison for the biggest breach of classified U.S. documents in U.S. history, said in a statement on Thursday she is female and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea.

"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," Manning, 25, said in the statement read on NBC News' "Today" show.

"Given the way that I feel and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible," Manning said. "I also request that starting today you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun."

Manning's lawyer David Coombs said on the program that he expected Manning to get a pardon from President Barack Obama.

Manning, a former junior intelligence analyst, was sentenced on Wednesday for turning over more than 700,000 classified files, battlefield videos and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of secret data in the nation's history.

Manning is expected to serve the sentence at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Coombs has said the soldier could be pardoned in seven years. (Reporting by Susan Heavey and Ian Simpson; Editing by Scott Malone and Gerald E. McCormick)

[Guest hitoallusa]

I hope he could achieve his dream.

[Guest EXPAT]

I doubt he will be safe in prison in any event unless he is in isolation.

[Guest hitoallusa]

Well that's true. I hope there are some guards there who understand his needs and protect him. It's so unfortunate..

[ihpguy]

Hito,

I hope you are allowed to visit Chelsea and gift her with a few pairs of your Come-Fuck-Me pumps. They could cum in handy and afterall .....a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do

[Guest hitoallusa]

That's a wonderful idea.. Not sure whether he will meet a stranger though but I think I will be able to get some gifts for him. I don't think high heels will be allowed in the cell since it could be used as a weapon and some accessories could be dangerous as well. Now I don't think Manning is a whore and I bet he wants to be treated like a lady so I will send me a chic pair of shoes that he could wear comfortably around the facility.

[Lucky]

It's hard to know if this is just a gimmick to avoid hard time with hard guys or if he really wants to live the rest of his life as a woman. No one would care had he not disclosed all of the documents that he had.