Well I am not but a Bend, Oregon resident who says he is legally male is five months pregnant. According to an article in the Metro Section of yesterday's Oregonian (oregonlive.com) Oregon's statue doesn't detail surgical procedures needed for a legal gender change. The crux on the decades old gender change law is one sentence, "may order a legal change of sex and enter a jdugment indicating the change of sex of a person whose sex had been changed by surgical procedure." There isn't even a requirement in the law that there be a letter from a surgeon confirming the procedure. One attorney that specializes in sex-discrimination cases, James Perriguey, says he knows of a case in which a person received a legal change of sex on the basis of facial reconstruction.
In the case of the Bend, Oregon pregnant man, Thomas Beatie, Beatie says he was born female but idenifies as a male. He says he legally changed his name and sex ten years ago in Hawaii. He underwent a double mastectomy, started testosterone injections but kept his female reproductive organs.
After moving to Oregon Beatie and his wife, Nancy, decided to have a child. Because Nancy couldn't conceive, Beatie told The Advocate, a gay publication, that he stopped taking testosterone to allow his menstrual cycle to resume and became pregnant through artificial insemination.
According to today's article in The Oregonian, believe it or not, Beatie is not the first male to become pregnant. The paper failed to list the names of other men that became pregnant.
What does everyone think of this story? Personally, I think one of the benefits of being male is we can't become pregnant but that is just me.
May this be a great day for all and a weekend filled with happiness for all of you.
About Me
- William J.
- First, I think the birth sign is wrong. 6-21, some papers say Gemini, some Cancer. Guess that means I have so many personalities that I can do group therapy alone. For those that don't know how to read Google profiles I have put what I really mean in ( ). Hot (Good looking enough to be in movies(if I buy at ticket). A body like a God (Buddha). Romantic (Thinks begging is foreplay.) Physically fit (Heart trouble. Put 911 on speed dial before we get initmate.) Good Provider (has good life insurance in case you forget to put 911 on speed dial.) Loyal (has reference letters from Mom and parole officer.) Intelligent (scored 1600 on his SATS but you have to total the scores of the four times that I took the test.) Looking for someone compatible (Be between 30 & 99 and not inflatable.)
10 comments:
Ah, so that's the story. I heard just a snippet on the radio about a man being pregnant, but never heard any details. Odd situation, but hey, if they want a baby, more power to them.
I assume it's going to be a C-section? I for one and happy to hear a "man" going through pregnancy. What does it matter which mate has it as long as it's healthy and they are happy? : )
Pat
I agree with you, if they want a child I wish them the best. They are getting tons of publicity here since it is so close.
Bill
Hi Symply
I don't know if it will be a C-section, the article didn't mention it. I agree with you that if they want a baby doesn't matter which one has it.
Bill
"He" is a female....I feel for the unboen child...What a messed up sitation to be born into......... Way to go Mom and Mom! Let's put some more bad genes into the gene pool.....It is just not right....Wonder if the sperm donor dad would like this situation....
Sounds to me like one of those things that somebody makes up to get on TV. Oh, well.....
When I worked for the ob/gyn office, we had a man who came in regularly for Pap smears because he still had his female sex organs, but if you didn't know that there was no way to tell that this was not a man--and a gentleman (as well as a gentle man) as well.
I spent a considerable amount of time with him talking about transgender issues and I think that being transgendered has got to be the most painful thing of all. To know that you are in the wrong gendered body, even as young as toddlers. The pain of looking in the mirror and seeing someone that you don't recognize staring back at you...and to have people who have no way of understanding what it is to be transgendered make insensitive comments all the time.
I agree with those who wish this couple the best. They appear to be a loving couple who want a family and have found an unorthodox, but workable way to do it.
My only concern is how the hormones involved will affect the baby's growth, but have no doubt that this will be a much loved child when it is born--and isn't that what the goal of any pregnancy is?
Hi Lisa
Nice to see you here. I am assuming that after the baby is born she/he will go back to taking testosterone and complete the transexual surgery to become a complete man which should allow for some sort of normalacy.
However, what bothers me the most about this is the publicity. It wouldn't be out there in the news if they are someone close to them put it out. Looking ahead to when the daughter or son is in high school and someone finds this story could be emotionally devastating to a teenager.
Bill
Mary Z
I actually think the story was confirmed by doctors but as you see in a message to Lisa, the publicity is that part that bothers me the most.
Bill
Hi Bev
I'm glad you posted as I was curious about what your take on this would be.
It is hard enough to be a straight male with a strong emotional side. I just can't imagine what it would be like to be a man in a woman's body or visa versa. It just has to be extremely painful. It has to be the ultimate identity crisis.
Having a much loved baby should be the goal of every parent.
Bill
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