Bradley Manning is now Chelsea ok...

[Locutus]

(CNN) -- WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning intends to begin hormone therapy for gender reassignment and live the rest of his life as a woman, according to a statement from him read on NBC's "Today" show Thursday.


Manning wants to be referred to as Chelsea -- not Bradley -- according to the statement.


Manning's announcement comes a day after a military judge sentenced him to 35 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of U.S. military and diplomatic documents.


Manning, 25, was convicted in July of stealing 750,000 pages of classified documents and videos and disseminating them to WikiLeaks, the online anti-secrecy group. Lind also reduced his rank from private first class to private, ordered him to forfeit pay and benefits and be dishonorably discharged.


Bradley Manning wants to live as a woman, be known as Chelsea - CNN.com

 

[Walter]

The boys in the hoosegow will like to have a Chelsea living with them.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

The boys in the hoosegow will like to have a Chelsea living with them.

I guess he figures he will take the next 35 years taking d-ick might as well be as a woman.

 

[karrie]

I guess he figures he will take the next 35 years taking d-ick might as well be as a woman.

What prison system does a registered MtF get placed in?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

What prison system does a registered MtF get placed in?

Legally probably a woman's prison but I don't know how comfortable I would be if I was a woman with a MtF being my cellmate.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

What prison system does a registered MtF get placed in?

In the military system, he'll be placed in the men's prison, and if he thinks he's going to get hormone therapy, he's round the twist.

 

[Colpy]

(face palm)

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

(face palm)

 

[karrie]

In the military system, he'll be placed in the men's prison, and if he thinks he's going to get hormone therapy, he's round the twist.

They cant deny medical care, or necessary psychiatric care, and this will stand as requiring both

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

They cant deny medical care, or necessary psychiatric care, and this will stand as requiring both

That may be true in Canada. I'm not going to fight with you over it. Here's a pretty good article on the subject:

Beginning gender change in prison is a long shot  - NBC News.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

They cant deny medical care, or necessary psychiatric care, and this will stand as requiring both

The key word is necessary I think. Becoming a woman is not necessary. If it was he would have done it prior to his prison sentence.

 

[EagleSmack]

What prison system does a registered MtF get placed in?

He'd be welcomed here in Massachusetts!

A judge ordered the state to allow a prisoner (convicted wife killer) to go forward with his sex change.

However, the guy started treatment before his conviction and the law states that the state must pick up the tab and continue medical treatments for people incarcerated.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/04/health/massachusetts-sex-change-surgery-inmate

In the military system, he'll be placed in the men's prison, and if he thinks he's going to get hormone therapy, he's round the twist.

Right... he can't expect to all of a sudden say he wants to be a woman. Regardless of what he wants to be or even wanted to be. He wasn't going through the process before.

Buckle your helmet Bradley... you're of to men's prison.

 

[Colpy]

Manning is a little late for to get a Section Eight.

(poetry, no less)

(and lousy grammar)

 

[Locutus]

 

[EagleSmack]

He looks like Michael Jackson there

 

[WLDB]

Meh. If I was looking at 35 years in a military Id probably want to change sexes to get a transfer too.

 

[EagleSmack]

Meh. If I was looking at 35 years in a military Id probably want to change sexes to get a transfer too.

This cracked me up for real

 

[Locutus]

Media torn in Manning 'he' or 'she' pronoun debate

Media torn in Manning 'he' or 'she' pronoun debate


'torn'. :lol:


Gmafb


Medieval monks used to argue how many angels could dance on the head of a pin...


https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/370672185201147904

 

[karrie]

The key word is necessary I think. Becoming a woman is not necessary. If it was he would have done it prior to his prison sentence.

You don't think being transgendered necessitates psychiatric care?

Right... he can't expect to all of a sudden say he wants to be a woman. Regardless of what he wants to be or even wanted to be. He wasn't going through the process before.

Buckle your helmet Bradley... you're of to men's prison.

According to the articles I've read, he had been talking about this issue with the military already, which means it's not 'all of a sudden'.

 

[Goober]

(face palm)

If I recall correctly his Platoon Officer in Iraq was aware of this.