In this undated file photo provided by the Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick.
Pvt. Chelsea Manning, an inmate at the Army's prison at Fort Leavenworth, may have more luck receiving treatment after serving her sentence and being drummed out of the Army.
That's because the Veterans Health Administration treats veterans with gender dysphoria, offering them counseling and hormone therapy. The Army does not. And Manning, who enlisted as a man known as Bradley but who now identifies as a woman, will remain a soldier as long as she serves her sentence in a military prison.
In 2013, the Veterans Affairs department treated 2,567 veterans with the diagnosis of gender ...