Storytelling: Inside out: Transgender stories: Boy with Microcephaly

{quote}I have an acute hatred of certain parts of my body,{quote} says Karis Hutcheson, 29, of Portland, who began transitioning almost two years ago. {quote}Being trans isn't a disease. But gender dysphoria is a mental health problem that needs to be treated.{quote}Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Staff
Boy with Microcephaly

"I have an acute hatred of certain parts of my body," says Karis Hutcheson, 29, of Portland, who began transitioning almost two years ago. "Being trans isn't a disease. But gender dysphoria is a mental health problem that needs to be treated."

Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Staff