I had always known that I was 'different.' I didn't really understand it all until I got older. But there was always this foreboding sense something was 'wrong.' I never knew how to talk about it. I just remember feeling… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I think that some of today's focus on freedom of information and trans rights have a tendency to focus on the actions of individuals and how they should be regulated by governments. However, I think it's important to remember that… — 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
