Storytelling: Inside out: Transgender stories: Transgender in Oregon

“I feel like my life is on layaway,” says Michelle Storm, 42, of Lyons. Storm is a transgender woman on the Oregon Health Plan who is waiting for sex reassignment surgery. “I hate the anatomy I currently have with an utter passion,” she said. “I just want to no longer feel sick of my own body.” The Oregon Health Plan covers the surgery but the infrastructure for clients such as Storm to access some surgical benefits is still being worked out.

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / Staff