NBC reports that “A Kansas judge granted a request Wednesday to formally change the name of the soldier convicted of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks from Bradley Edward Manning to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.”
In a one-minute hearing, Leavenworth County District Judge David King ruled that he would allow the name change. According to NBC, “Manning didn’t attend the hearing but issued a statement saying it was ‘an exciting day,'” adding:
“Hopefully today’s name change, while so meaningful to me personally, can also raise awareness of the fact that we (transgender) people exist everywhere in America today, and that we have must jump through hurdles every day just for being who we are.”
Reportedly, the ruling only impacts the name on Manning’s military records and has no impact on whether he is treated as a woman by military and prison officials.
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