{"id":28053,"date":"2011-12-23T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=28053"},"modified":"2011-12-23T10:07:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T14:07:47","slug":"is-bradley-manning-a-bigoted-homophobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=28053","title":{"rendered":"Is Bradley Manning a Bigoted Homophobe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

That is the only conclusion I can come to from this:<\/a><\/p>\n

\nManning’s lawyers have portrayed him as an emotionally troubled young man whose behavioral problems should have prompted superiors to revoke his access to classified information.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said Manning sent an email to his sergeant expressing concern that confusion over his gender identity was seriously hurting his life, work and ability to think. Manning had created a female alter-ego online, Breanna Manning, according to testimony at the hearing.<\/p>\n

Coombs underscored Manning’s emotional instability, saying he mainly “struggled in isolation” but showed warning signs that should have prompted the unit’s leaders to take action.<\/p>\n

He went over excerpts of Manning’s email to his sergeant discussing his gender identity issues.<\/p>\n

“This is my problem. I’ve had signs of it for a long time. I thought a career in the military would get rid of it … It is not going away … and now the consequences of it are dire,” the email said. “At this point it feels like I’m not really a person … sorry.”<\/p>\n

Coombs also cited memos between Manning’s supervisors discussing his increasing instability and the need for therapy. But in the end there was no effective action.<\/p>\n

“It was the military’s lack of response to that which also smacks in the face of justice,” Coombs said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So….folks who think they have the wrong gender are emotionally unstable, and require special needs? Is that right? Because I can’t help but think that if I had written this, I would be vilified:
\n* Those with Gender assignment problems should not be trusted to be alone;
\n* Homosexual men, or men who think they should be women, should not be allowed to get Secret Clearances;
\n* Under no circumstances should homosexuals, or those with gender assignment problems be left alone around classified materials, unless accompanied by heterosexuals.<\/p>\n

Now, assuming that my bullets are bigoted and homophobic (which I believe they are) how is this defense not also? Put another way, should Bradley Manning be enjoying the support of the gay community when his defense seems to be that gayness or gender issues make you legally incapable of not committing treason by reason of gayness induced insanity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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