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 == Being diagnosed with gender identity disorder == 

 I have comments/suggestions about this article. 

 1.  First paragraph 

 The article currently states, ""From early life through much of Army life, Manning was known as Bradley, and was diagnosed with gender identity disorder while in the Army.[6]"" 

 As I was reading this article, I (and I know what assuming means) assumed that he had been previously diagnosed before the leaks took place.  So, I read the article linked with footnote [6], which states, ""Dr. David Moulton, the forensic psychologist assigned to review Manning’s case, said that Manning was suffering from gender identity disorder, a diagnosis supported by a military sanity board."" 

 I take this to mean that the Doctor was appointed by the court to review Manning's case, therefore, it was not a pre-leak diagnoses.  Perhaps the sentence could be changed to something like, ""From early life through much of Army life, Manning was known as Bradley, and was diagnosed with gender identity during her trial.[6]"" 

 2.  Parents' divorce, move to Wales 

 ""He also said that Manning excelled at the saxophone, science, and computers, creating her first website at the age of ten. Manning taught herself how to use PowerPoint, won the grand prize three years in a row at the local science fair, and in sixth grade, took top prize at a statewide quiz bowl.[19]"" 

 The actual direct quote from footnote [19] is, ""He would create his own websites. His first website I think he did when he was, like, 10 years old, where I had to go out and actually buy an advanced HTML manual...."" 

 I understand, and have read all the arguments for/against the he/she debate, the sentence, the way it is currently written, infers that the father stated she instead of he.  Therefore, you are misrepresenting his comments on the subject.  I suggest either directly quoting the father, or removing the sentence. 

 3.  Parents' divorce, move to Wales 

 ""A childhood friend of Manning's, speaking about a conversation they had when Manning was 13, said ""he told me he was gay."" The friend also stated that Manning's home life was not good and that her father was very controlling. Around this time, Manning's parents divorced, and she and her mother Susan moved out of the house to a rented apartment in Crescent, Oklahoma.[20]"" 

 Again, this statement is inferring that Jordan Davis is using the word ""her"" and he doesn't.  A possible alternative sentence could be, ""A childhood friend of Manning's, speaking about a conversation they had when Manning was 13, said, ""He told me he was gay.""  The friend also stated when asked about Manning's home life, ""...that it wasn't good, and that his dad is very controlling of him..""  Around this time, Manning's parents divorced, and she and her mother Susan moved out of the house to a rented apartment in Crescent, Oklahoma.[20]"" 

 4.  Parents' divorce, move to Wales 

 ""her aunt told The Washington Post that Manning awoke to an empty camp one morning, after everyone else packed up their tents and left without her.[24]"" 

 Again, this statement is inferring that his aunt, Sharon Staples, is using the word ""her"" and she doesn't.  A possible alternative sentence could be, ""Once on a camping trip with friends, she (Manning's Aunt) said, “he woke up, and all the tents around him were gone. They left while he was sleeping.” 

 5.  Return to the United States 

 ""took several low-paid jobs"" 

 This should really be ""low-paying jobs."" 

 6.  Enlistment in the Army 

 ""She told her Army supervisor later that she had also hoped joining such a masculine environment would resolve her gender identity disorder.[29]"" 

 The quote from footnote [29] is, ""In an April 24, 2010 email to his supervisor at the time, Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, Manning confessed he was transgender, and that he joined the Army, basically, to 'get rid of it.'""  

 I would move this sentence to another paragraph seeing as it didn't take place for another 3 years.  But, I would change this to, ""On April 24th, 2010, Manning sent an email to her Army supervisor, and confessed to being a transgender, and that she joined the Army, basically, to 'get rid of it.'"" 

 7.  Contact with gender counselor 

 ""The counselor told Steve Fishman of New York Magazine in 2011 that it was clear Manning was in crisis, partly because of her gender concerns, but also because she was opposed to the kind of war in which she found herself involved.[39]"" 

 The quote from footnote [39] is, ""About that time, Manning later ­explained, 'everything started slipping.' Manning, it turned out, wasn't built for this kind of war. 'I was a part of something … i was actively involved in so