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  • Julian Assange misgenders Chelsea Manning

    Julian Assange has been criticised online after repeatedly misgendering trans whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

    Speaking from the Ecuadorian embassy Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange spoke to a gathered crowd and press after Sweden dropped its rape investigation into him. Speaking of the US whistleblower Mr Assange did manage to use the correct name of Chelsea but misgendered her twice during the segment, he said,

    “We have had an even more important victory this week [and] that is the release of Chelsea Manning after seven years in military prison.

    “With extensive fights, we and others managed to have him released 28 years early, from his sentence”.

    A number of people, including Channel 4’s Cathy Newman, took to Twitter to shared their concern over the misgendering of Chelsea who started her transition whilst incarcerated.

    Chelsea Manning was released from prison yesterday and is already celebrating her freedom, with pizza and Champagne.

     

  • Chelsea Manning shares first photos after release from prison

    Trans whistleblower, Chelsea Manning has shared her first photos on social media after leaving prison.

    Chelsea Manning wasted no time tweeting “Okay so here I am everybody” on her Instagram page after she was released from prison. The simply captioned post attracted over 21,000 likes and nearly 4,000 comments within hours.

    The new picture gives a complete view of how Chelsea Manning is starting to live her life outside prison confines. Up until the face picture release, Chelsea had kept her physical transformation hidden, with photos showing only her foot or hand.

    Manning was imprisoned for one of the largest leaks of classified documents. She was sentenced to 35 years. Her sentence was commuted by President Obama, as one of his last acts as president.

    Since her release, Chelsea has been documenting parts of her release, including a picture of her first steps of freedom along with her first meal outside of prison, which was a “greasy pizza”. She also enjoyed a glass of Champagne, saying, “Here’s to freedom and a new beginning”.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BUNp_YDB54-/?taken-by=xychelsea87

     

     

     

     

     

  • Chelsea Manning to walk free after 7 years in prison

    Chelsea Manning has left prison after 7 years incarceration it has been confirmed to the BBC.

    Trans whistleblower, Chelsea Manning has been freed after spending seven years in prison. Manning was imprisoned for one of the largest leaks of classified documents. She was sentenced to 35 years. Her sentence was commuted by President Obama, as one of his last acts as president.

    A US army spokesperson confirmed that Ms Manning had been freed earlier today.

    Two days ago, Ms Manning tweeted “Two more days until the freedom of civilian life ^_^ Now hunting for private #healthcare like millions of Americans =P”

    She was freed 28 years before the end of her sentence.