Trans Positions
Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Tue, 21/10/2008 - 14:40
in
Publisher:
Advocate.com
Publisher / Organization Main page URL:
http://www.advocate.com
Published Date:
2008
Abstract:
As the media world buzzed about the "pregnant man," trans activists stayed relatively mum. Now we're asking: Has Thomas Beatie's public exposure hurt the transgender movement? When Oregon trans man Thomas Beatie first told the world that he was pregnant in The Advocate in March, readers learned that he transitioned about 10 years ago, underwent a double mastectomy, and began testosterone injections. He and his wife, Nancy, decided to have a child, but because of a hysterectomy years ago, Nancy couldn't carry the baby. So Beatie stopped his hormone injections, underwent artificial insemination, and, after several doctors refused to treat him, finally found an obstetrician who would. His pregnancy, he wrote, was "free of complications." Health complications, maybe, but it would not be without other difficulties.
Link to external site:
Trans Positions 
Share this: