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… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
A doctor, a judge, or a piece of paper shouldn't have the power to tell someone who he or she is. We should all have the absolute and inalienable right to define ourselves, in our own terms and in our… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
By December 2009, I had come to terms with my gender identity just as I was deployed to Iraq. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Day-to-day life is as simple as it is routine - though my days are often long and very busy. — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
