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Chelsea Manning has been freed from the Fort Leavenworth military prison, according to a US Army spokesperson:
In January she tweeted that she wanted to move to Maryland after being released, a state where she previously lived. On Monday she tweeted: "Two more days until the freedom of civilian life ^_^ Now hunting for private #healthcare like millions of Americans =P".
Manning will remain on active army duty while her military court conviction remains under appeal. She will have healthcare benefits but will be unpaid, the army says. An online campaign set up by her attorney has raised $150,000 (£115,725) to pay for her living expenses for the first year after her release. If the appeal is denied, she could be dishonourably discharged from the army, US media say.
The mentioned Chelsea Manning Welcome Home Fund. Also at NPR, NYT, and CNN.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 18 2017, @02:34AM (4 children)
I neglected to mention what seemed obvious to me, but may be less obvious to others.
If Manning can manage to get a general under honorable conditions, or better, then he has access to Veteran's Administration health services. What that means to Manning, personally, is a free sex change operation, free hormones, free whatever. And, what that means to the Lickbutt (How do you pronounce LGBT, anyway?) community, is that the government/military has to do gender reassignment for people who request it.
(Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Thursday May 18 2017, @03:27AM (3 children)
I think people generally just read the letters when they pronounce LGBT, as in el-gee-bee-tee. I hope that helps. There are a lot of trans women who are also army veterans. I think over half of the local trans support group were deployed in Vietnam, though some were in the Gulf.
I haven't gone since before Manning became a headline, so I don't know how they feel about Manning. Thinking about one older woman in particular I remember from support group who served in Vietnam, I would bet that she also disapproves of Manning's actions.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 18 2017, @03:31AM (2 children)
You're wasting your time on this guy. He's either intensely frightened or hiding his own queerness (or some of both) and it's hilariously transparent, but what he is *not* doing is asking questions in good faith.
...personally I think it's because he fantasizes about smoking more sausage than a German butcher shop, possibly while wearing a dress, but I could be wrong :D
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 18 2017, @01:46PM (1 child)
'Zumi, you gotta quit fantasizing about me.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 18 2017, @06:37PM
I don't even think about you until I come on here and see you took another half a dozen stinking dumps all over the forum. Though now that you mention it, I do wonder what kind of noise you'd make if someone lit you on fire. I guess you'll find out in a few decades, eh? :)
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...