The sole relief I am asking for is to be released from military prison after serving six years of confinement as a person who did not intend to harm the interests of the United States or harm any service members.

There are very few distinctions between el bueno and el malo en la prisión militar. Instead of the good and the bad, there is the boring and la repetición - the repetitive. The routine is as endless as it is numbing.

Donations to my legal defense fund really help, and I think keeping me motivated and spreading the message are also very important.

There is far more to transitioning in the public eye than money, public relations, and logistics.

As a young kid, I spent a lot of time exploring the world around me.

I think the increased ubiquity of the internet and networked computing in general allowed me to have some tether no matter where I was geographically. I could log in to a computer from anywhere in the world and access the same information and the same people. It allowed me to transcend the physical differences.

Anxiety, depression, and suicide don't discriminate based on how much money you have - though it might make it easier for you to get help.