Thomas Beatie, the trans man who’s pregnant with his third child, is set to give birth “at any moment.” He’s already past his due date, and doesn’t that little baby know there are photographers at the ready to make dad and mom a handsome profit?
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Trans Man Thomas Beatie Is Ready For Baby No. 3 to Pop
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L.
WildCat original baffle still stands.
In an era where all and sundry sell themselves on myriad reality shows, where Z-list non-celebrities pretend or turn gay for the media coverage, where other non-people sell their own spawn to tabloids, where any idiot banks on his ability to eat hot-dogs, and all sorts of other media whoring, why are you maligning – twice – some people who force society to look at what it means to be different and yet still be good parents?
reed
maybe i haven’t been following this story close enough, but isn’t it dangerous for a developing baby to be exposed to the hormones he’s taking? [something’s making hair grow on his face, and it’s not childbirth]
also, is it not strange to be giving birth when you’re a transman? i would think you wouldn’t want much to do with your lady parts if you identify as a man, let alone give birth 3 times.
s_b
@reed: I remember reading an article back during the first pregnancy that he went off the hormones before trying to conceive. (Once the facial hair starts growing, nothing short of electrolysis is going to stop it, hormone shots or no)
badlydrawnbear
Is Thomas a trans man or just a really committed Drag King?
Justin
I’m kind of glad there’s not all the publicity this time around. I’m completely for a transgendered person being able to have a family but I think the media explosion over the story made them look like a freak show with the whole Oh My God Look Everyone It’s a Pregnant Man thing and they seemed to kind of lap it up (the whole bad publicity is still publicity thing). It kind of struck me as odd because were I in the same situation trying to pursue a normal life with my wife I would have kept it under wraps since I’m attempting to be just an average family.
Nickadoo
@reed: also, is it not strange to be giving birth when you’re a transman? i would think you wouldn’t want much to do with your lady parts if you identify as a man, let alone give birth 3 times.
I’ve been asking myself this same thing. Wanting to become pregnant and carrying a child to full term seems antithetical to identifying as a man. It certainly appears to blur the line between male and female identities, to say the least.
I once knew a transgender MTF who fathered a child with her female partner in the beginning stages of her transition. Needless to say, I found that situation to be odd, too.
Perhaps this is just a reflection my own ignorance or prejudice with regards to what constitutes gender identity here. Maybe I’m being sexist because I view pregnancy as an inherently female role. I don’t know.
I think it’s great that this couple has been successful in having children, and I hope they’re wonderful parents. I pass no judgement upon Mr. Beatie. If he’s happy and healthy, and they’re making this family work, the more power to them all.
missanthrope
“maybe i haven’t been following this story close enough, but isn’t it dangerous for a developing baby to be exposed to the hormones he’s taking? [something’s making hair grow on his face, and it’s not childbirth]”
He comes off hormones when he gets pregnant (or else he would ovulate). Once a person get’s some good doses of testosterone in their system, facial hair will continue to grow unless it’s removed, despite having no testorone in the system.
“also, is it not strange to be giving birth when you’re a transman? i would think you wouldn’t want much to do with your lady parts if you identify as a man, let alone give birth 3 times.”
I’m not a trans guy but some trans people are okay with their private parts. I guess that Thomas is comfortable enough with his reproductive system or that having kids means enough to him to grin and bare it.
“I once knew a transgender MTF who fathered a child with her female partner in the beginning stages of her transition. Needless to say, I found that situation to be odd, too.”
I’m a trans woman and I’ve banked my sperm to have children with a partner (of either sex, whomever it will be with) in the future because hormones will likely nuke my reproductive system. I’d much rather have a womb, and bear a child of my own. B
ut basically I’m working with what I have and am trying to make lemonade when given a lemon. I think your friend was probably doing the same thing.
Hopefully in the future they might be able to grow reproductive parts in a lab using stem cells (some sceientists are experimenting with this already with uteruses) and people can have transplants. But by the time they prefect the method I’ll be past the age to raise kids.
Jeffree
Congrats to the family!
I understand some LGB’s may still have to some mental yoga around the issue of a Transman having a baby: but consider this: This child is very much wanted, and
Thomas has obviously made having a baby a priority above all else. Sure, he got some publicity, but we all got some education out of that.
@L # 1: Well said.
@Missanthrope #7: Thanks for your heart-felt honest post. i always learn something from you.
I’m sure that when the time is right you’ll be a wonderful parent. I think too many people underestimate that transfolk may want to have/raise children someday, just like many people.
I have names picked out already for my two—maybe three– eventual adoptees 🙂 but of course partner will have an equal vote.
karl
whose sperm is getting this trans man pregnant? Becoming pregnant kind of defeat the purpose of trying to be a man.
Rob Moore
I have begun to question whether this couple is going through pregnancies with a FTM trans person for the children or the publicity. They seem to be having them so close together, which I think is not necessarily healthy for the person with the functioning uterus. My other question regards the other half of this couple. Is this person a genetic female? If so, why is she not carrying some of the pregnancy load? If the genetic female is infertile, it makes sense; otherwise, it supports the notion that this is not about having babies for simple parenting reasons instead of a career move to keep money flowing.