Chelsea Manning Poses in Red Bathing Suit in 'Vogue'

Chelsea Manning wears a red swimsuit in this new feature for Vogue‘s September 125th Anniversary Collector’s Edition issue.

“That’s the part of my life I replay the most: whether or not, living in Maryland and seeing a therapist, I could have finally been able to say, ‘This is who I am; this is what I want to do.’ It was the first time in my life when I really considered transitioning. But I got scared,” the 29-year-old transgender former soldier told the mag. “I really regret the fact that I didn’t know or realize I already had the love I needed, especially from my aunt and sister�”just to seek support.”

“I was honestly a bit surprised by the outpouring of love and support that I got,” she continued.

If you didn’t know, Chelsea served in the military. Chelsea was sentenced under the Espionage and Computer Fraud and Abuse Acts and was supposed to spend 35 years in jail for releasing 750,000 documents to WikiLeaks. Three days before leaving office, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence.

For more from Chelsea, visit Vogue.com.

FYI: Chelsea is wearing a swimsuit by Norma Kamali.