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Michael Stipe Posts Video in Support of Chelsea Manning
Michael Stipe Posts Video in Support of Chelsea Manning
Michael Stipe has recorded a short video voicing his support for Chelsea Manning, the Army soldier currently imprisoned for leaking classified information to Wikileaks.Related Chelsea Manning: The Latest Way U.S. Military Is Violating Her Rights By threatening solitary confinement as a punishment for attempted suicide, United States Armed Forces could violate whistleblower's Eighth Amendment rightsRecently, Manning had threatened to go on a hunger strike to protest the treatment she was receiving behind bars at the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.That protest ended Wednesday as the army promised they would allow Manning to receive gender transition surgery, the American Civil Liberties Union announced (via The Guardian).
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Transgender soldier Chelsea Manning will get gender surgery
Transgender soldier Chelsea Manning will get gender surgery
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Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike; Government Agrees to Move Forward With Recommended Gender Affirming Surgery
Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike; Government Agrees to Move Forward With Recommended Gender Affirming Surgery
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike today, having secured assurances from the Army that she will receive the medically prescribed treatment for her gender dysphoria.The treatment will begin with the surgery that was recommended by her psychologist in April.Since she was first taken into custody in 2010, Manning, a transgender woman being forced to serve out her sentence in an all-male prison, was subjected to long stretches of solitary confinement during her court martial and has been denied medical treatment related to her gender dysphoria.
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Exclusive: Chelsea Manning says she's shocked her gender reassignment surgery was approved
Exclusive: Chelsea Manning says she's shocked her gender reassignment surgery was approved
Chelsea Manning said she's "shocked" that her doctor's recommendation of gender-reassignment surgery was approved by the US Army."This is a big deal," Manning said in response to emailed questions from VICE News.Manning dictated her answers by phone to a volunteer who manages her Twitter page.
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Chelsea Manning Surgery Decision Could Set Precedent for Trans Prisoners
Chelsea Manning Surgery Decision Could Set Precedent for Trans Prisoners
While transgender advocacy groups say they applaud the Army's decision to allow Chelsea Manning to receive gender transition surgery in prison, they also add that more work needs to be done to give transgender inmates the dignity they deserve.Manning announced in a statement on Tuesday that she is ending her hunger strike after the Army said it will allow her to receive gender transition surgery while she is serving her 35-year sentence at a Kansas military prison.Manning said she is "unendingly relieved that the military is finally doing the right thing."
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