By December 2009, I had come to terms with my gender identity just as I was deployed to Iraq. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
No one knows my gender more than I do. You do not know my gender better than I do. A doctor doesn't… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
There is an awful lot of work to do to protect trans folks. We are still disproportionally poor and administratively and institutionally… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Gender presentation should reflect the person that you are. When you lose control of your gender presentation, you lose an important aspect… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I believe that the trans movement is at a crossroads. We have achieved an unprecedented level of visibility in the last couple… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
The unique problem for transgender women in prison is that our health and welfare are also the responsibility of those charged with… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
There are still many homeless trans folk wandering the streets. They are still harassed on the street by bystanders and police officers.… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, it seems to me that when it comes to issues affecting the trans community, most people who are cisgender - a… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I do not think that Caitlyn Jenner's transition was easy. Coming out and transitioning as a public figure - even for someone… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I think it's actually kind of sweet how there is a reciprocal effect that our stories can have on each other. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
I regret if my actions hurt anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. When I chose to… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
I used to get these horrible feelings; like, I just wanted to rip my body apart, and I don't want to have to go… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
When I was a kid, I wanted to be in business or politics, like a CEO of a big corporation or a U.S. senator.… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
By December 2009, I had come to terms with my gender identity just as I was deployed to Iraq. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
I wanted the American public to know that not everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan were targets that needed to be neutralized, but rather people… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
I do not think that Caitlyn Jenner's transition was easy. Coming out and transitioning as a public figure - even for someone like her… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
Suffrage is not a right afforded to everyone. Rather, voting is a privilege in the United States - and a hard-earned privilege at that. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
Through every struggle that I have been confronted with and have been subjected to - solitary confinement, long legal battles, and physically transitioning to… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
We should all be able to live as human beings - and to be recognized as such by the societies we live in. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
Day-to-day life is as simple as it is routine - though my days are often long and very busy. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
The most important people for me, at least in the last couple of years since I came out, are my supersecret trans friends and… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
In the years preceding my imprisonment, I worked as a software programmer, designing and developing web interfaces, secure databases, and communication software; later, I… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
Even if I didn't have the support that I have, I would still be fighting the same fights, and I would still be the… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share
