Military Forcing Chelsea Manning to Adhere to Male Grooming Standards While Imprisoned

Teresa Jusino

Published: Sep 18, 2015 06:31 pm

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Bad news for me: Military continues to make me cut my hair to male standards > = | I’m gonna fight in court

— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) September 18, 2015

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Apparently, being in prison isn’t enough of a punishment. Nor is the threat of solitary confinement. Now, the military has denied Chelsea Manning’s request to follow feminine grooming standards in military prison in what seems to be another attempt to humiliate Manning and disregard her transgender identity.

Thankfully, the ACLU seems to be on the case:

BREAKING: Military officials deny Chelsea Manning permission to follow female grooming standards while incarcerated — ACLU National (@ACLU) September 18, 2015

Still unknown is what’s suddenly changed, as Manning has changed her name, has been undergoing hormone replacement therapy, and was presenting as female. More on this as it develops.

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Teresa Jusino

Teresa Jusino (she/her) is a native New Yorker and a proud Puerto Rican, Jewish, bisexual woman with ADHD. She's been writing professionally since 2010 and was a former TMS assistant editor from 2015-18. Now, she's back as a contributing writer. When not writing about pop culture, she's writing screenplays and is the creator of your future favorite genre show. Teresa lives in L.A. with her brilliant wife. Her other great loves include: Star Trek, The Last of Us, anything by Brian K. Vaughan, and her Level 5 android Paladin named Lal.