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[hrmjustin]

1. It is Chelsea Manning now.

[DontTreadOnMe]

2. Yeah.. the espionage convictions are secondary.. the name change is IMPORTANT!

If you want to be a whistleblower, while serving in the military -- KNOW THE RULES!

[hrmjustin]

4. It is a correction and please do not start in.

[NYC_SKP]

7. Unbelievable.

I swear I can barely wait.

[hrmjustin]

9. I know!

[hrmjustin]

10. Wow, just wow!

[hrmjustin]

15. Have you read the terms of service on this site?

If not please do.

[bettyellen]

18. *moons paland99*

you mean like that?

[handmade34]

12. It is Chelsea

and it is not a whim... you should respect the honest request that a fellow citizen has made of us when discussing her...

[steve2470]

17. dude....

you sure you typed in the correct URL ? Might care to recheck it.

[NYC_SKP]

3. It's Chelsea and do you NOT have a clue about how to look something up on the Internet???

You can come here and ask us and wait for an unreliable answer.

Or you can type your question right into google and get an answer right away.

Please do so.

[neverforget]

5. Google works too you know. And it's Chelsea Manning now.

[steve2470]

8. here ya go:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=chelsea+manning

[Emit]

11. Excellent!

Bwhahaha!

[steve2470]

14. smiles

[Emit]

20. ...

[PowerToThePeople]

19. .

enjoy your stay

[napoleon_in_rags]

21. Such trivial questions are secondary compared to his divine gender status!

Actually just kidding. Bradley has been expressing transgendered sentiments since at least 2011, and I for one hope he get's the treatments to become Chelsea as he wants.

But yes, he was convicted of espionage related charges, excepting the most severe. This is the source of his large sentence.

[Laughing Mirror]

22. Chelsea does not have to "become Chelsea" because she already is Chelsea

and has known she is female since childhood.

From her statement:

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. I hope that you will support me in this transition. I also request that, starting today, you
refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). I look forward to receiving letters from supporters and having the opportunity to write back.

[napoleon_in_rags]

23. No, Chelsea is deprived of her true self unless she recieves the treatments.

Right now, Bradley shaves his face, and is biologically male. He can't become Chelsea without the treatments. The trans identity transition must be accompanied with physical changes, otherwise it is a denial of reality with no substance. A name change is not enough, Manning must receive the therapy to be the person she is.