What happens now that Bradley Manning is Chelsea Manning?

The day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison, the WikiLeaks leaker announces, "I am Chelsea Manning. I am female."

"I am Chelsea Manning. I am female."
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On Thursday morning, Bradley Manning, who was just sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to the website WikiLeaks, released a statement that was read on TODAY.

"I am Chelsea Manning. I am female," Manning wrote. "Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible. I hope that you will support me in this transition."

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.