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The request was the first ever made by a transgender military inmate and set up a dilemma for the Defense Department: How to treat a soldier for a diagnosed disorder without violating long-standing military policy. Transgenders are not allowed to serve in the U.S. military and the Defense Department does not provide such treatment, but Manning cant be discharged from the service while serving his 35-year prison sentence. Some officials have said privately that keeping the soldier in a military prison and unable to have treatment could amount to cruel and unusual punishment. CC: Cassandra Rules Sara Jfry Yoni Jakob Brombacher Miller Doc Rocket Andrew Blake Grungy Berns et al
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 06:00:37 +0000

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