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Being me is a full-time job.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Being Full-Time Full-Time Job Job Me

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I am not asking for a pardon of my conviction. I understand that the various collateral consequences of the court-martial conviction will stay on my record forever. I am merely asking for a first chance to live my life outside the U.S.D.B. as the person I was born to be.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Am Asking Born Chance Collateral Consequences Conviction First Forever Life Live Merely My Life Outside Pardon Person Record Stay Understand Various Will I Am I Was Born

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I loved being in my sister's room. I really admired her and wore her clothes to play in, played with her dolls, played with her makeup. She had a mirror with settings to see what you would look like in different lighting. I thought that was amazing.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Admired Amazing Being Clothes Different Dolls Had Her Lighting Like Look Loved Makeup Mirror Play Played Really Room See Settings She Sister Thought Wore Would You

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I spent a lot of time denying the idea that I could be gay or trans to myself. From the ages of 14 to 16, I was mostly convinced that I was just going through 'phases.' I ran away mentally, especially at night with access to the Internet and the labyrinth of anonymous communications.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Access Ages Anonymous Away Communications Convinced Could Denying Gay Going Idea Internet Just Labyrinth Lot Mentally Mostly Myself Night Phases Ran Spent Through Time

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I had always known that I was 'different.' I didn't really understand it all until I got older. But there was always this foreboding sense something was 'wrong.' I never knew how to talk about it. I just remember feeling terrified about what would happen if someone found out. It was a very lonely feeling.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: About Always Different Feeling Found Got Had Happen How Just Knew Known Lonely Never Older Out Really Remember Sense Someone Something Talk Terrified Understand Until Very Would Wrong

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There were a lot of points where I would start to come out, face stern resistance and mockery from people I thought were my friends, and then reverse course. I was scared. I don't think I ever said, 'I'm gay,' or, 'I'm trans.' It was more like, 'Is it normal for guys to crossdress a lot?'

~Chelsea Manning

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The people who are in the military work very hard, often for not much money, to make their country better and to protect their country. And I have nothing but respect for that.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Better Country Hard Make Military Money Much Nothing Often People Protect Respect Very Who Work

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Counter-insurgency warfare is not a simple thing... it's not as simple as, like, good guys versus bad guys. It is a mess.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Bad Bad Guys Good Good Guys Guys Like Mess Simple Thing Versus Warfare

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Health care is something that prisoners have a right to, you know? They don't get to pick and choose whether or not you get this health care plan and this health care plan. It's provided to you by the prison. The prison has a responsibility to provide you with necessary health care, and trans health care is necessary.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Care Choose Get Health Health Care Know Necessary Pick Pick And Choose Plan Prison Prisoners Provide Provided Responsibility Right Something Whether You

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The military is diverse and large, and it's public: it serves a public function; it serves a public duty.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Diverse Duty Function Large Military Public Serve

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Criminal

Born: December 17th, 1987

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