Storytelling: Inside out: Transgender stories: Boy with Microcephaly

Adem Cardona, 51, of Portland, snuggles with his granddaughter, "Bird". Cardona describes himself as a trans-man and a superhero fan. Cardona is covered by the Oregon Health Plan and believes hormone treatment saved his life, saying, "Everyone deserves the best life they are capable of living."

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