I wanted the American public to know that not everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan were targets that needed to be neutralized, but… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
The most important people for me, at least in the last couple of years since I came out, are my supersecret trans… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
There were a lot of points where I would start to come out, face stern resistance and mockery from people I thought… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
There's this idea out there that, had I not been trans, the leaks and stuff would never have happened. But to my… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I didn't really have anyone in particular who inspired me or that I found fascinating as a kid. It wasn't until I… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
It can be so difficult to get people to think about systemic institutional problems. It is easier just to see the actions… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I think the increased ubiquity of the internet and networked computing in general allowed me to have some tether no matter where… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
As outrageously counter-intuitive as this might seem, the most hardened terrorists and criminals are often extremely willing to brag about the terrible… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I am really passionate about transparency and trans rights issues, so I embrace these opportunities to speak. I try to stay in… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
We can work to get queer and trans people out of the prisons and jails and off the streets, and to improve… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Any increase in surveillance of marginalized communities for the sake of security theater have expanded the cycle of criminalization that queer people… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I want people to see the truth... regardless of who they are... because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a… — 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
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
