"I'm learning a lot about myself in a short amount of time," said Wegman. Any criticism they've received has mostly been from individuals saying they're looking for pity or is out of place speaking about the military as a non-military person.
I'm definitely not looking for pity and I never wanted to insinuate that I was military — I am not," they said. "But, to say that trans people don't have a place in the military is demeaning and false."