Thursday, September 15, 2016
While wounded vets wait until death for needed medical treatment, this man/woman gets expensive gender reassignment surgery. The ACLU is thrilled. Have they ever taken a case for a wounded vet not being treated?
U.S. Army solider Chelsea Manning, who was convicted of espionage, announced a self-imposed hunger strike last week to demand taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery. Manning’s protest was short-lived as the Pentagon has reportedly decided to acquiesce to the demand.
Manning, who was born Bradley Manning, is currently being held at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
“I am unendingly relieved that the military is finally doing the right thing. I applaud them for that. This is all that I wanted — for them to let me be me,” the ACLU said in a statement on behalf of Manning. According to the civil rights organization, Manning is the first inmate to receive such treatment in prison, Reuters reported.
The Defense Department would not comment on the case, citing the inmate’s privacy.
Manning, 28, is serving a 35-year sentence after being convicted in July 2013 for giving more than 700,000 classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Manning began receiving hormone therapy in April 2015 and the prisoner’s doctors later recommended gender transition surgery.
“I hope this sets a precedent for the thousands of trans people behind me hoping they will be given the treatment they need,” Manning said in a statement released by the ACLU.
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Dissecting leftism,
Sexual politics
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