blue-and-shaneShane Fairchild (above left), a transgender man, lived with his wife, Blue Bauer, a transgender woman (pictured at left), for almost six years.

Blue transitioned when she was 54 years old. She and Shane met at a bar and were inseparable. But then Blue got lung cancer. She died on April 12, 2013.

Shane sat down with their friend, Sayer Johnson (top right), to remember Blue.

Originally aired January 25, 2015, on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday.

Photo Courtesy of Shane Fairchild.