Suffrage is not a right afforded to everyone. Rather, voting is a privilege in the United States - and a hard-earned privilege… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
On the night of 4 November 2008, Barack Obama was elected on a platform of 'hope' and 'change.' He was hailed as… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
For eight years, it did not matter how balanced President Obama was. It did not matter how educated he was or how… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
The one simple lesson to draw from President Obama's legacy: do not start off with a compromise. They won't meet you in… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
I don't think that I'm embracing any kind of leadership for transparency or trans advocacy. — 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
