Wikipedia’s arbitration committee has taken action against editors who insisted that whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who is transsexual, go by her former name, Bradley.
They are now prohibited from editing any page related to trans issues.
Manning is one of the most controversial American figures in recent memory, for reasons wholly unrelated to her gender identity. A former Army intelligence analyst, she leaked classified Army documents in 2010 — including video footage of a U.S. helicopter gunning down civilians — to WikiLeaks, which in turn published them wholesale. She’s currently serving a 35-year prison sentence. Read more…
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