Since Donald Trump announced over Twitter this morning that transgender people would no longer be allowed to serve in the US military, the Internet has shown its outrage in full force, and no one's been more vocal, or uniquely close to the issue, than former soldier Chelsea Manning. She responded to Trump's ban with some choice Tweets of her own:

\u201cso, biggest baddest most $$ military on earth cries about a few trans people \ud83d\ude29 but funds the F-35? \ud83d\ude11\u00a0sounds like cowardice \ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\udc95\ud83c\udf08 #WeGotThis\u201d
— Chelsea E. Manning (@Chelsea E. Manning) 1501078827

\u201cmilitaries, esp. U.S., have always been a social experiment just as much as a fighting force \ud83d\ude11 its how it got so bloated \ud83e\udd20 #WeGotThis \ud83d\ude0e\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udc95 https://t.co/HtNa54AeSP\u201d
— Chelsea E. Manning (@Chelsea E. Manning) 1501079464

\u201ctoday is further reason we should dismantle the bloated and dangerous military/intel/police state to fund #healthcare for all \ud83c\udf08\ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\udc95 #WeGotThis\u201d
— Chelsea E. Manning (@Chelsea E. Manning) 1501081684

Manning was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after leaking military documents to the public, but had her sentence commuted by President Obama just before he left office. While incarcerated, Manning underwent gender confirmation treatment, after being forced to go on a five-day hunger strike in order to be provided with the medical care she required.

A lawyer of Manning's, Chase Strangio, who serves as a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, also shared his feelings on Trump's claims this morning, Tweeting:

\u201cWow - on Twitter. You are coming for us and we will come right back for you. This is so cruel. https://t.co/stBkMAe8FY\u201d
— Chase Strangio (@Chase Strangio) 1501074772

\u201cMy brother actually served in the military, unlike you. And loves and believes in me and all trans people. https://t.co/jmh3y8qHjg\u201d
— Chase Strangio (@Chase Strangio) 1501075126

\u201cTo my trans family. You are perfect. You are loved. Let's find each other and fight. <3\u201d
— Chase Strangio (@Chase Strangio) 1501075875

The National Center for Transgender Equality reports that at least 15,000 transgender people today are actively serving in the military, and that there are at least 134,000 trans veterans in America.

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