May 20th, 2008 | Gender survey

Thomas Beatie, World's first pregnant man, a few weeks before he gives birth: can you get used to this image?


Thomas Beatie from Oregon, who was born Tracy Lagondino, is legally classified a man after having had testosterone treatment and surgery to remove his breasts.

Beatie used a donor's sperm to conceive, because his wife has had a hysterectomy. They have been together for a decade, and married for 5 years now. The couple is expecting a baby girl on July 3.

When the news of his pregnancy first came out, he said: "Despite the fact that my belly is growing with a new life inside me, I am stable and confident being the man that I am... I will be my daughter's father and Nancy will be her mother".


Thomas Beatie, Worlds first pregnant man, a few weeks before he gives birth: can you get used to this image?


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Poll tags:Gender, Pregnant Man, Pregnancy, Thomas Beatie

 
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Tooshky
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Connecticut, United States

posted Feb 17th, 2009 at 13:00 CST

i think the kids are going to be fine ... in an interview thomas made a very good point... that prejudice  and bias that people have towards differences are learned ... and if they raise her right i think she will be perfectly fine .. congrats guys! :-D

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posted Jun 27th, 2008 at 18:10 CDT

the person is still a woman it has it female parts left.i dont consede it a man.its trangender thats all.when i was pregnant i did the yard work like he did and i was lot bigger then him.he look he belly is droping .one time i dared my husband to were empethy belly and do yard work .

Ang
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Texas, United States

posted May 28th, 2008 at 12:35 CDT

"You mean to tell me Mom that my Dad is really my Mom, but your my Mom and my Mom is my Dad." That kid's going to be all sorts of messed up.

Ivylibertine
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Brazil

posted May 20th, 2008 at 23:33 CDT

Actually, I don't even consider her a man. She is still a woman and she has feminine features. She looks like your average butch lesbian.

Gigglybritches
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Texas, United States

posted May 20th, 2008 at 15:09 CDT

You can cut off your boobs and grow a beard but if you have the parts to carry a baby you are still a woman. Still, if this is what makes them happy then good luck to them. Kids are highly overated.

Enjoylife
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Fiji

posted May 20th, 2008 at 12:25 CDT

LOL!  You have a point!

2curious
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Argentina

posted May 20th, 2008 at 07:15 CDT

is this for real?

Monzini
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Ohio, United States

posted May 20th, 2008 at 05:45 CDT

As if every middle-aged American man didn't also look like this.

 
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