[quote]Chelsea Manning, the U.S. Army private convicted of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, is suing the federal government to receive appropriate medical care for the gender disorder she was diagnosed with in 2010, the ACLU said on Tuesday
Manning, who formerly went by the name Bradley Manning, was convicted of multiple counts of espionage for leaking more than 700,000 wartime documents and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, in a move that sparked debates about the Obama administration's prosecution of whistle-blowers.
In the suit, the American Civil Liberties Union contends that Army medical personnel diagnosed Manning with gender dysphoria in 2010, an identity disorder where a person rejects the gender they were assigned with at birth.
Manning is suing to receive hormone therapy, permission to follow female grooming standards and access to a doctor trained to deal with her condition.
"The government continues to deny Ms. Manning’s access to necessary medical treatment for gender dysphoria, without which she will continue to suffer severe psychological harms," Chase Strangio, an attorney with the ACLU Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender project, said in a statement. "Such clear disregard of well-established medical protocols constitutes cruel and unusual punishment."
Calls to the Department of Defense seeking comment were not immediately returned.
The suit contends the Army has taken little to no action in response to several requests from Manning to be treated as a female and to receive proper treatment for gender dysphoria.
Manning is also trying to obtain appropriate psychological therapy, according to the lawsuit. The only psychologist made available to Manning has admitted in written statements that she is not qualified to treat gender dysphoria, according to the court papers.[/quote]
SOURCE: [url]http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-chelsea-manning-lawsuit-20140923-story.html[/url]
good
Wait, so why is she suing? I'm kinda lost.
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;46065900]Wait, so why is she suing? I'm kinda lost.[/QUOTE]
She was denied hormones and was forced to continue under the rules enforced upon men rather than women
[quote]Who is supposed to pay for his "medical treatment and counseling" anyway? I hope not the taxpayers - even though I am a full-time student and don't pay taxes yet, I know I will one day, and I don't want to pay for his "medical treatment". And how can I reject the gender I was "assigned" at birth - I did not realize that it was "assigned", I just thought it was because a sperm from my Papi carrying the X Chromosome was able to fertilize my mom's X Chromosome egg, (before a Y sperm could) which led to ME 9 months later after 17 hours (YEESH) of labor (sowwy mom!) :D
Anyone who believes that you can "reject" your "assigned" gender is just silly - you are what you are - I get to live a longer life, have lots and lots of shoes and wear much nicer clothes and boys get to pee standing up and not have to deal bad hair days, periods, or worry about walking home alone at night on campus (that is why we "travel in packs", fellas). Boys also don't have to ask others to help them move their furniture as they can lift heavy things themselves![/quote]
A gem from the comments section. Amazing how ill-informed and petty some people can be.
[QUOTE=Irockz;46065908]She was denied hormones and was forced to continue under the rules enforced upon men rather than women[/QUOTE]
Oh wait shit, I completely missed the part where she was apart of the Army. My bad.
Anyways, you go girl.
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;46065915]A gem from the comments section. Amazing how ill-informed and petty some people can be.[/QUOTE]
The comments in general are pretty damn depressing
[quote]"Chelsea Manning?" Unless He had His name legally changed from "Bradly" I suggest the reporter should be dinged for poor reporting. This Man is obviously troubled but going along with his fettish is not the obligation of the Government. I look forward to Robin Abcarian jumping to His defense.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;46065915]A gem from the comments section. Amazing how ill-informed and petty some people can be.[/QUOTE]
After reading that.. I just.. what..
:suicide:
Can someone please explain to me why over in the ISIS thread every person they're talking about has lost their rights for committing treason, while over here it's perfectly fine? Just looking for a little consistency is all.
[QUOTE=Mr.95;46065984]Can someone please explain to me why over in the ISIS thread every person they're talking about has lost their rights for committing treason, while over here it's perfectly fine? Just looking for a little consistency is all.[/QUOTE]
facepunch is not one person
[QUOTE=Mr.95;46065984]Can someone please explain to me why over in the ISIS thread every person they're talking about has lost their rights for committing treason, while over here it's perfectly fine? [b]Just looking for a little consistency is all.[/b][/QUOTE]
You won't find it
[QUOTE=Mr.95;46065984]Can someone please explain to me why over in the ISIS thread every person they're talking about has lost their rights for committing treason, while over here it's perfectly fine? Just looking for a little consistency is all.[/QUOTE]
Because gender dysphoria is a serious issue and also because you can feel sympathetic for Chelsea while ISIS are total bastards
This story actually makes me a bit pissed, cause my sister went/is going through gender dysphoria, and so classifying it as something that doesn't deserve treatment is ridiculous. She should get the same treatment everyone else deserves when diagnosed.
[QUOTE=Judas;46065991]facepunch is not one person[/QUOTE]
Actually Garry has multiple personality disorder and we're all separate personalities of his.
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;46065900]Wait, so why is she suing? I'm kinda lost.[/QUOTE]
she was authorised to have treatment but the people in charge at her facility have withheld treatment
[QUOTE=Alice3173;46066084]Actually Garry has multiple personality disorder and we're all separate personalities of his.[/QUOTE]
Can confirm, I sometimes wander into the private thoughts of the other personalities. There's a reason that Seano isn't banned guys. True Garry actually is Seano.
[QUOTE=draugur;46066112]Can confirm, I sometimes wander into the private thoughts of the other personalities. There's a reason that Seano isn't banned guys. True Garry actually is Seano.[/QUOTE]
Seano is banned though?
[QUOTE=Mr.95;46065984]Can someone please explain to me why over in the ISIS thread every person they're talking about has lost their rights for committing treason, while over here it's perfectly fine? Just looking for a little consistency is all.[/QUOTE]
Because if you're in jail your health is their responsibility. They refuse to help her with her health related issues and is therefore not doing their job.
[QUOTE=gk99;46066196]Seano is banned though?[/QUOTE]
But seano is you and me. We are a hivemind.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;46066252]But seano is you and me. We are a hivemind.[/QUOTE]
We identified a flaw in the hivemind and removed it.
[QUOTE=Mr.95;46065984]Can someone please explain to me why over in the ISIS thread every person they're talking about has lost their rights for committing treason, while over here it's perfectly fine? Just looking for a little consistency is all.[/QUOTE]
Because people who join ISIS join it to behead people, and murder.
Whereas leaking documents only hurts your commanding officer, and your government.
Not saying I agree with the documents Manning leaked, since they compromised contractors, translators, and informants.
[QUOTE=Mr.95;46065984]Can someone please explain to me why over in the ISIS thread every person they're talking about has lost their rights for committing treason, while over here it's perfectly fine? Just looking for a little consistency is all.[/QUOTE]
Because there's a major difference between leaking some secret documents, and swearing death and destruction on your home country and pretty much everyone else around you.
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