Whistle-blower I

News in Brief

On 18 September, US military whistle-blower Chelsea Manning revealed that the US military authorities were refusing her permission to grow her hair long, despite this being recognised as part of her treatment plan for gender dysphoria.

On 18 August, Manning was punished by prison authorities for possessing magazines: Vanity Fair (with another famous trans woman on the cover, Caitlyn Jenner) and Cosmopolitan (containing an interview with... Chelsea Manning). Also, she had a used-up tube of toothpaste.

Chelsea Manning was punished with three weeks of recreational restrictions at the Kansas military prison where she’s serving a 35-year sentence.

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