Thomas Beatie, the transgender man who made headlines as the so-called “pregnant man,” gave birth today to a healthy baby girl.
Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman named Tracy Lagondino, defended his decision to have a baby, saying he has a “right to have a biological child.” Beatie had his breasts removed, grew a beard, and legally changed his gender from female to male. But Beatie, 34, kept his female organs because he had always dreamed of having a child.
Thomas Beatie struggled for years with his sexual identity, and decided to become a man. Thomas Beatie and his partner appeared on Oprah Winfrey. Beatie stated on the show that he always wanted to have a child, and decided to get pregnant when his wife, Nancy, was unable to get pregnant.
The couple used a sperm donor to get pregnant. Thomas’ wife, Nancy, artificially inseminated him at home with a syringe-type device. They bought it from a veterinarian and it is typically used to feed birds. He has an intact vagina, but he he did not say how he would deliver the baby. Born as Tracy, and always felt trapped in the wrong body, especially in his 20’s, he was a beautiful woman, even becoming Miss Teen Hawaii USA as a finalist.
The couple’s family and neighbors have reacted in different ways, some supportive, others less so. When his first pregnancy failed, “my brother said it was a good thing that it didn’t happen because it would have been a monster,” he told Winfrey.
Nancy’s two daughters, however, are very supportive.
Neighbors, identified only as George and Victoria, from Bend, Ore., said they were more surprised that shocked. Beatie said he and his wife are legally married because Beatie is legally a man. They plan to provide a happy home for their baby girl.
Congrats to Thomas Beatie and Nancy!
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