Chelsea Manning wins treatment for gender dysphoria, including surgery

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Chelsea Manning wins treatment for gender dysphoria, including surgery
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A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website will end a hunger strike after the Army agreed to allow her to receive medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, the American Civil Liberties Union an**unced Tuesday.

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Chelsea Manning's medical treatment will begin with surgery that was recommended by her psychologist in April, the ACLU said. Manning began the hunger strike at Fort Leavenworth military prison on Friday, vowing to continue until she received better treatment. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/chelsea-manning-treatment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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