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4. I read that as, perhaps, a very subtle bit of transphobia.

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 10:46 AM

Aug 2013

Considering that among the "complexes" Manning is "burdened with" is, apparently, gender dysphoria.

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The Manning Verdict: Obama's Defining Injustice [View all] xchrom Aug 2013 OP

Unlikely... Sotf Aug 2013 #1

I think the author is addressing the early attacks xchrom Aug 2013 #3

I read that as, perhaps, a very subtle bit of transphobia. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #4

yes. i think that's what he was trying to get at. xchrom Aug 2013 #5