They are not well-meaning and if they disagree about the treatment of gender dysphoria they are either incredibly ignorant

What specifically are you saying only me and “religious right” are saying that a “reputable doctor” would disagree with?

That’s nice.

Didn’t we used to hang traitors?

Women wear their hair short too. Reading the accompanying article it seems that being able to wear her hair long is the gist of her complaint but you can wear your hair short and still be a woman. I have little sympathy for her. I find her criminal actions reprehensible. Prison sucks. There are rules. The rules are…

Are you trans? Do you speak for all trans people? Are your experiences the same as theirs? How for shit are your opinions?

This guy fucked up so bad man. He came out and wanted the change well into his prison cycle. I am also tired of this guy getting put on the same level as Snowden. Snowden saw abuse and the lies that were being used to cover it up, he then exposed those lies the the power that the government had to spy on everyone.…

Fuck off Chelsea with your stupid interminable drama. You are yesterdays news and few people give a shit. I sure don’t.

You have compassion for a traitor? Traitors used to be hung and or shot... I think she's doing pretty well in that respect.

She's a traitor to the country. What fucking sympathy should we have for her.

Right, Manning may not be a threat to female prisoners but if any man who claims to be a woman is allowed to be put in with women, it is only a matter of time before women are raped or abused or killed. The answer is for trans-only prison wings or facilities to be built. Women can’t always be the dumping ground for…

You have a point there - I am a woman and would still be a woman if all my hair was shaved off. So a particular hair length or style really has nothing to do with being a woman.

Yup. His demands make it sound like being a woman is about feminine gender displays. Being a woman is not about dresses or hair. At least, it didn't used to be.

So, how much of gender dysphoria has to be addressed with physical changes, and how much can be done with mental conditioning/treatment? Because I think she can work on accepting that women can have short hair. The hair thing sounds more like a pissing match than a medically necessary treatment, quite frankly.

Sounds a lot like the old derailing tactic of saying “things are worse elsewhere”.

Especially now that Wikileaks looks to be an active agent of a hostile foreign government.

Such a policy would be unfair to women prisoners

She’s housed in a men’s prison where the standards for ALL prisoners are exactly the same. It is NO more complicated than that.

I’m sure 100% of medical doctors would also agree that not being in prison would help her mental well being, but that’s not their call to make. They can recommend, but that’s it.

Strangely enough, I was under the impression she’s gotten some attention. This post, for example, and the fact that we all know who she is.