Piss off. Why is the cover of Vanity Fair "prohibited materials?" Bottom line - Chelsea Manning is being punished for having transgender materials in military prison. Those materials include a completely innocuous photograph of a public celebrity. The title is fine.ACLU lawyer tells BuzzFeed News that the charges relate to Manning having prohibited materials in prison, including Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover story.
Among the materials that DiPasquale told BuzzFeed News were confiscated from Manning are The Advocate and Out magazines; an issue of Cosmopolitan with an interview of Manning; Transgender Studies Quarterly; and a novel about transgender issues, A Safe Girl to Love.
According to the petition, the alleged misconduct that led to Manning requesting to speak with her lawyer related to her “sweeping some food onto the floor.” The petition states that a charge of “improper medicine use” resulted from Manning having the expired tube of toothpaste.