Luke Hill is now just a memory in the minds of those who loved him, a blue-eyed ghost in a portrait. Katie Hill is flesh and bone, long hair and limbs, breasts and eyelashes. A happy 16-year-old who believes it's not her fault she was born into the wrong body. And by burying Luke and becoming Katie, she has righted what nature made wrong.

Katie Hill tries not to take it personally when people don't understand what transgender means. She didn't know herself for a long time. A common assumption is that it's something like a drag queen, or a person who likes to dress up in the opposite gender's clothing on occasion. Except for transgender individuals, it's not about the costume or outfit. They genuinely feel like the gender they're born into simply doesn't fit.