LEAVENWORTH, KAN. — A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website will end a hunger strike after the Army agreed to allow her to receive medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday. Chelsea Manning’s medical treatment will begin with surgery that was recommended by her psychologist in April, the ACLU said. Manning began the hunger strike at Fort Leavenworth military prison on Friday, vowing to continue until she received better treatment. I applaud them for that,” Manning said in a statement. Army spokesman Wayne Hall didn’t immediately respond Tuesday evening to a request for comment.

Source: thestar September 14, 2016 01:05 UTC