Pregnant Male raises touchy gender issues "A transgender man in Bend claims he is five months pregnant -- in a case that would stretch the meaning of the 21st-century family and the limits of personal pronouns. But what sounds on the Internet like science fiction or tabloid hype may be more a matter of semantics, hormones and personal choice. The parent-to-be was born female but identifies as a man, he writes in his first-person account posted this week by The Advocate, a national gay publication. He legally changed his name to Thomas Beatie and married a woman named Nancy. Beatie declined to answer questions from The Oregonian, citing an exclusive contract with another media outlet.... "
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Date: 2008-03-31 02:52 am (UTC)Pregnant Male raises touchy gender issues
"A transgender man in Bend claims he is five months pregnant -- in a case that would stretch the meaning of the 21st-century family and the limits of personal pronouns.
But what sounds on the Internet like science fiction or tabloid hype may be more a matter of semantics, hormones and personal choice.
The parent-to-be was born female but identifies as a man, he writes in his first-person account posted this week by The Advocate, a national gay publication. He legally changed his name to Thomas Beatie and married a woman named Nancy. Beatie declined to answer questions from The Oregonian, citing an exclusive contract with another media outlet.... "