Storytelling: Inside out: Transgender stories: Boy with Microcephaly

"I took a year to really think about it...is it worth it to do this at this age?" says Laird Young, 54, of Portland, who transitioned at 51 years old. He says being transgender wasn't even on his radar screen until he was in his early 30s and at the time, transitioning didn't make sense. "It wasn't like I sat around at night crying big fat tears because I was living in my female body. I was like, 'OK, it is what it is.'"

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