Chelsea Manning

Being me is a full-time job.

— Chelsea Manning

I am not Bradley Manning. I really never was.

— Chelsea Manning

When you're a kid dreaming, anything seems possible.

— Chelsea Manning

I am Chelsea Manning. I am female.

— Chelsea Manning

Owning my identity... ties into my value of dignity.

— Chelsea Manning

I love being around people.

— Chelsea Manning

Visibility is not equality.

— Chelsea Manning

I want people to see the truth.

— Chelsea Manning

Sometimes You Have to Pay a Heavy Price to Live in a Free Society

— Chelsea Manning

Day-to-day life is as simple as it is routine - though my days are often long and very busy.

— Chelsea Manning

I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie, I think it's safe to say.

— Chelsea Manning

I don't think that I'm embracing any kind of leadership for transparency or trans advocacy.

— Chelsea Manning

Our society's dependence on imagery says a lot about our values.

— Chelsea Manning

I really don't care how I am perceived by people on the outside.

— Chelsea Manning

Joy, confidence, and security can't begin until we are able to just be ourselves.

— Chelsea Manning

I sometimes feel less than empty; I feel non-existent. Still, I endure. I refuse to give up.

— Chelsea Manning

I can only ask of those who care about me and the issues in my case to support me and spread the…

— Chelsea Manning

Anxiety, depression, and suicide don't discriminate based on how much money you have - though it might make it easier for you…

— Chelsea Manning

Transgender folks have been part of the push for LGBT equality from the beginning, and we've spoken with loud and intelligent voices…

— Chelsea Manning

I began to fear that I was forever going to be living in a hot desert cage, living as and being treated…

— Chelsea Manning

Donations to my legal defense fund really help, and I think keeping me motivated and spreading the message are also very important.

— Chelsea Manning

I think we can achieve meaningful change, but only if we demand that the institutions themselves change their behavior.

— Chelsea Manning

While incarcerated, I had no bank statements, no bills, no credit history. In our interconnected world of big data, I appeared to…

— Chelsea Manning

There is an awful lot of work to do to protect trans folks. We are still disproportionally poor and administratively and institutionally…

— Chelsea Manning

I loved being in my sister's room. I really admired her and wore her clothes to play in, played with her dolls,…

— Chelsea Manning

Let's protect sensitive sources. Let's protect troop movements. Let's protect nuclear information. Let's not hide missteps. Let's not hide misguided policies. Let's…

— Chelsea Manning

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

I've been a huge fan of Marc Jacobs for many, many years, even going back to when I was wearing men's clothing.…

— Chelsea Manning

There were a lot of points where I would start to come out, face stern resistance and mockery from people I thought…

— Chelsea Manning

The evidence is overwhelming that it should be deemed as such: solitary confinement in the U.S. is arbitrary, abused, and unnecessary in…

— Chelsea Manning

I came out publicly as transgender and began hormone replacement therapy while in prison. When I was released, however, there was no…

— Chelsea Manning

As a young kid, I spent a lot of time exploring the world around me. I lived a few miles outside of…

— Chelsea Manning

There are still many homeless trans folk wandering the streets. They are still harassed on the street by bystanders and police officers.…

— Chelsea Manning

I think that some of today's focus on freedom of information and trans rights have a tendency to focus on the actions…

— Chelsea Manning

I am really passionate about transparency and trans rights issues, so I embrace these opportunities to speak. I try to stay in…

— Chelsea Manning

As a young kid, I spent a lot of time exploring the world around me.

— Chelsea Manning

By December 2009, I had come to terms with my gender identity just as I was deployed to Iraq.

— Chelsea Manning

From my perspective, the world's shaped me more than anything else. It's a feedback loop.

— Chelsea Manning

Living such an opaque life has forced me never to take transparency, openness, and honesty for granted.

— Chelsea Manning

It's not my goal to be a leader or spokesperson, or anything like that.

— Chelsea Manning