Chelsea Manning is not the person you think she is. The former US Army intelligence analyst, trans woman and whistleblower, who made headlines in 2010 after disclosing thousands of government documents to WikiLeaks, is now a free woman. After serving seven years in military prison, her 35-year sentence has been commuted. In this exclusive look at her "life as a coming-of-age story," Chelsea adjusts to a whole new world: Trump's America. Supported by friends, lawyers and loved ones, she jumps back into activism and politics, advocating for government transparency and transgender rights, even running for the US Senate—but is she rushing her re-entry? Finding her footing amidst alt-right rhetoric and escalating threats to her community, maintaining her signature perseverance while learning to better protect herself as a public figure, and coming to terms with her past in order to face her future takes new resolve as she moves into uncharted territory. Angie Driscoll
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