The most important people
The most important people for me, at least in the last couple of years since I came out, are my supersecret trans friends and confidantes. I think I need to come up with a code name for this circle. Chelsea Manning
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There is far more
There is far more to transitioning in the public eye than money, public relations, and logistics. Chelsea Manning
I am really passionate
I am really passionate about transparency and trans rights issues, so I embrace these opportunities to speak. I try to stay in touch with those who are prominent in both the trans and transparency movements, but more often than not, I am speaking out on a particular issue on my own. I certainly hope that … Read more
On a transparency front,
On a transparency front, I would say that I certainly dream of a world in which our local, state, and national and international governments and other organizations have a 21st century, digital-era transparency built into them by default. Chelsea Manning
Donations to my legal
Donations to my legal defense fund really help, and I think keeping me motivated and spreading the message are also very important. Chelsea Manning
I am merely asking
I am merely asking for a first chance to live my life outside the [U.S. Disciplinary Barracks] as the person I was born to be. Chelsea Manning
As a young kid,
As a young kid, I spent a lot of time exploring the world around me. Chelsea Manning
I lived a few
I lived a few miles outside of a tiny town in central Oklahoma. I would often run amok though the fields of wheat, the patches of trees, along the railroad tracks, and on red dirt roads. This had a profound effect on my view of the world – vast, open-ended, full of opportunity, and ready … Read more
I think the embryonic
I think the embryonic digital world had the same affect on me as the openness of the old American frontier. Chelsea Manning
While being tossed around
While being tossed around the world from place to place as a teenager, I wasn’t really tethered to any place or anyone. Chelsea Manning