Bradley Manning Says She Is A Woman, Chelsea Manning

Bradley Manning, sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for releasing documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, is a woman, so says her attorney.

In a written statement read on NBC's Today Show, Manning's attorney, David Coombs, spoke on behalf of the demoted Army private, stating, "I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female."

Letter from Bradley Manning a/k/a Chelsea Manning via NBC's Today Show, www.today.com

Dozens of protestors gathered outside of the White House yesterday calling on President Obama to pardon Manning for his crimes.

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Gay Reporter Blindsides Russian TV Program by Blasting Country's Anti-Homosexual Laws [VIDEO]

Russia's controversial policy against homosexuality continues to make headlines. Gay reporter James Kirchick was slated to appear on the country's English-speaking news program 'Russia Today' (which is run by the Kremlin) to talk about Bradley Manning's sentence, but instead turned into a forum to criticize Russia's anti-gay laws.