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August 22, 2013 05:02 pm GMT
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Bradley Manning: 'I Am Chelsea Manning. I Am a Female'
Just a day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, Private Bradley Manning released a statement expressing his desire to live out the rest of his life as a woman.
"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," reads a statement Manning released exclusively to NBC News.
The statement reads that Manning would like to begin implementing the change at once.
"Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible," the statement reads. "I hope that you will support me in this transition." Read more...
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