I just heard about this amazing story in The Advocate while listening to Dan Savage’s podcast. He says it’ll blow your mind, and indeed it does. A trans man who was born female and is now legally male, is pregnant and keeping his male identity. Wow! The world is an amazing place. I think it’s pretty neat actually, as he’s totally twisting around our expectations of what’s possible. Not surprisingly, he and his wife, who years earlier had to have a hysterectomy, have had a hell of a time finding doctors who are willing to work with them on their unique situation. Five months into the pregnancy their baby girl is healthy and developing without complications.
I watched Oprah’s show yesterday when she had these two on. The FTM person looked very much like a pregnant woman with a beard on, and the MTF looked very much like a woman a bit on the heavy side. She is actually very feminine and has a beautiful female voice. I would be really impressed if the MTF is the pregnant one.