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In reply to the discussion: What is the reason the GLBT Community doesn't support Bradley Manning? [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)He's not being incarcerated or prosecuted due to his sexual orientation. He's being prosecuted due to the administration's over-reaching on prosecuting whistle-blowers and their contempt for Wikileaks. The government really dislikes being embarrassed with facts they don't want out there. That's true of both major parties. Though Obama's administration has taken it to a new level.
I support his decision to leak the documents in the same manner that the Pentagon Papers were leaked and published. That's from a liberal, progressive, want to hold our government accountable, standpoint. Has nothing to do with him and me both being gay and it shouldn't.
Manning shouldn't get support just because he's gay. He should be getting support because it's the right thing for us to do - like the Occupy movement.