NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Bradley Manning, the Army private who was sentenced to prison for leaking classified documents, said Thursday he wants to live the rest of his life as a woman.
"I am Chelsea Manning. I am female," the Army private wrote in a statement read on NBC's "Today" Thursday by his attorney. "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."