Thomas Beatie is pregnant.

[skeptical]

BEND, Ore. -- An Oregon man is five months pregnant, according to a national magazine.


Thomas Beatie, who used to be a woman, appeared in the most recent issue of The Advocate, a magazine for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender readers, Portland, Ore., television station KPTV reported.

You gotta read this:

http://www.nbc5i.com/health/15702121/detail.html

[Zora]

Mr. Zora ... who is ALL KINDS of freaked out because my lesbian sister and her partner have conceived a fetus ... would simply pass the hell out if he saw this one.

I may have to save the link to prove to him that things could be crazier than they are right now.

</sigh>

[Becca]

I know it's early morning, but I must say I am a wee bit confused. How the hell did "he" get pregnant? The article states he only had chest reconstruction (i.e. titties removed) but kept reproductive organs he was born with (i.e. ovaries, tubes, etc), began testosterone therapy but stopped taking it and was able to get pregnant. Married to a chick so I must be missing something bcs where does the sperm come in? This is a totally redundant question bcs I am thinking I probably don't want to know. Just wondering out loud.

[So Jaded]

To me...birth is beautiful. But this...well, it just kinda creeps me out. I'm not even going to try and pretend to understand the 'hows' of this happening, I'd much rather push it to the back of my head and not think about it.

[rubylou]

He's probably going to be a better parent than most of the ones we see profiled on the DD. At least give him that!:rolleyes:

[So Jaded]

There are some pics of him here...all belly, before the birth. And pics of him before the sex change....

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/0806_exclusive_pregnant_man.shtml

[SqueakyClean]

This story baffles me as to why it gets so much attention because it's not a pregnant man, but a pregnant woman. A woman who had her boobs cut off, changed her name, dresses as a man, takes male hormones (since stopped), etc, but still, biologically, very much a woman. She ovulated, shot sperm up herself in a syringe, and voila.

I think there are some difficult ethical considerations in a case like this, things about their story that make me extremely uncomfortable, but being as how I have normally have very little interest in internet debate, I'll keep them to myself. ;) That being said, they have their right to privacy and that innocent child surely has a right to be treated like a normal kid, so I hope no one gives them any problems.

[ImmortalOne]

So... they figured that being lesbians was too much to deal with and if he had a fake pee pee that would make it all okay? Artificial insemination... at home... with a syringe... hmmmmm


Well this all sounds "interesting", I am rather troubled by it.

[w8ng4msrgt]

Who ever did the boob removal did a terrible job. 10 years later and the scar still looks like that?

[ImmortalOne]

You know.. nancy must've done too many steriods in her years as a body builder... but dude, she should've been the guy!

[~Absynthe~]

He was a very pretty woman..and he is a good looking guy.

I could have done without the bathtub pic though! :bathbaby: :eek2:

[funnymommy]

Well, now. This gives a whole new response to people who scream that single parents can't fill both roles.:tongue2:

[TheLittleFriend]

I wonder how the gynecology doctor feels while doing the exams with "him"......

[Unamused Cat]

Thomas Beatie has baby girl, laments that "he" can't breastfeed. Should've kept the boobs along with the females fixin's.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-07/04/content_6819572.htm

[Nell]

Laments "he" can't breastfeed! Why in the fuck did this woman, and she is still a woman, become transgendered to begin with? She seems to be extremly confused as to what she wants to be. This is not a pregnant man, nor a man who just had a baby. This is a woman who wants to be both sexes at once it seems. I have transgendered friends and this kinda irritates them too.

[Unamused Cat]

"He" is making a pretty penny for that freak show. Bah...

[ImmortalOne]

... He didn't have a c-section.. so obviously he didn't have all the he parts or maybe he decided he should be a shehe? Poor kid... I still say that the "Mother" should've been the guy, he was such a pretty girl before he decided it was better to have a penis.

[Becca]

And he's pregnant again. :eek2:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6244878&page=1

[Nell]

Jeez, he must need some more money.

[Unamused Cat]

Keep on cranking out those babies Thomas. You have a ways to go to catch up with Michelle Duggar. Btw, isn't it time for her to pop out another?

[Pete Bondurant]

This is fucking stupid. Someone shoot this fucking freak.

[Special2bme]

I'm sorry looking at his pic being pregnant just creeps me out. That is too freaky!

[Gidget]

I'm particularly disturbed by the statement that he/she's sorry about not being able to breastfeed. Uh, that's because he/she paid a doctor to cut the breasts off, right?

I really feel sorry for the kids.

[Morticia]

Hey Maybe He can Get one of those Fake Boob Feeders??

http://www.tg-films.info/films_m/pics/fockers3.jpg

[MISSanthropic]

This has happened before.


http://www.cinemovies.fr/images/data/films/Pfilm3348928346413.jpg

[malq]

There are some pics of him here...all belly, before the birth. And pics of him before the sex change....

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/0806_exclusive_pregnant_man.shtml

clicking on this link gives you the lowdown on this weirdo, but if you look to the right, the girl who orgasms 200 times/day was interesting reading.

Theres my psudopost for the day.

Has to add this,,LOL

"He fell pregnant with twins on his first attempt using donor sperm bought from a cryogenic sperm bank. Thomas was inseminated by Nancy at home using a special syringe from a VET who looked after their pet birds—because a baby clinic turned them away.


"I asked for a syringe without a needle," said Nancy. "They gave us one and we got our container of sperm."

[Becca]

This has happened before.


http://www.cinemovies.fr/images/data/films/Pfilm3348928346413.jpg

:rofl:

I am ashamed to say I love that movie!! Nobody can ever sing "Yakety Yak" better than Ahnold.

[ImmortalOne]

..... i don't get it... if you wanted to be a guy, WHY get pregnant in the first place unless you WANT to be a stage freak show....

[Peeperann]

This is fucking stupid. Someone shoot this fucking freak.

Why should some one shoot him? He's a trans sexual. They don't have the right to be in love or have a family? He is a man other than he still has a uterus and a vagina.

Their first little girl lis 5 months old now and they are pregnant again! I'm so happy for them!!

Some day, he may fully change his body, but he may not. Why should it matter? I'm fully in support of them.

Oohh, and just think, this is coming from someone ya'll consider one of those "Crazy Christians" And the very proud mother of a gay son!!!

Guess i'm just all sorts of contradictions!!

[Peeperann]

..... i don't get it... if you wanted to be a guy, WHY get pregnant in the first place unless you WANT to be a stage freak show....

Because his wife had to have a hystrectomy and can't carry children, but he can and they wanted a family.................

[silvahalo68]

I admit when I saw this on 20/20, it was very odd and kind of hard for me to say, O.K., whatever, this is your life.

But the more I think about it though, I see a couple who are loving and seem far more "normal" than a lot of pieceofshit bastards we read about on DD. I might not understand but I'll be damned to call them damned...It's not my place to judge.

I see that baby girl and she sure as hell doesn't look like an abomination!

Beautiful baby girl.
http://a.abcnews.com/images/2020/nm_pregnant_man2_081112_ssh.jpg

[Nell]

I am the last person that cares about peoples personal life choices. I mean, look at my life! Lol. But I do not agree with him parading hiself all over the news to gain attention and gifts through his kids. That is just wrong. Maybe those kids don't want to be paraded around. Bend, Or is a very small area. This is all these kids will be known for and I don't think that is right. I am not ashamed of my life but I don't make it the focus of my existince or my childrens.

Plus it pisses my transsexual and transgendered friends off that this person is straddling the line. Wants to be a man but have the benifits of a woman. (childbirth)

[silvahalo68]

I am the last person that cares about peoples personal life choices. I mean, look at my life! Lol. But I do not agree with him parading hiself all over the news to gain attention and gifts through his kids. That is just wrong. Maybe those kids don't want to be paraded around. Bend, Or is a very small area. This is all these kids will be known for and I don't think that is right. I am not ashamed of my life but I don't make it the focus of my existince or my childrens.

Plus it pisses my transsexual and transgendered friends off that this person is straddling the line. Wants to be a man but have the benifits of a woman. (childbirth)

Point well taken Nell...but people use the media for far more selfish, personal gains...at least these gains primarily go to the children and maybe the public can learn a thing or two about tolerance....maybe.

oh, and what's wrong with your life? it seems your a great mom.

[Nell]

Oh Silva, I love you! Nothing wrong with my life to me, but i also wouldn't do a photo spread for People mag with Serendipitys picture in it.

[malq]

It's not a man! That's an insult to the male species. It's a woman that had that operation, what's it called,...

Addadictome.

This is fucking ridiculous. I feel sorry for the kid(s)

[brokenandtwisted]

Biologically he's still a woman. So, no, scientifically a man is not giving birth. Socially, he is. It's a contradiction two-times over. She's not a he.

[malq]

Biologically he's still a woman. So, no, scientifically a man is not giving birth. Socially, he is. It's a contradiction two-times over. She's not a he.

Socially, she is.

[brokenandtwisted]

Socially, she is.

No. Biological characteristics don't equate to social qualities!

[malq]

No. Biological characteristics don't equate to social qualities!

I believe being a he or a she is not a social characteristic. If it something perceived, then that argument would hold. However I think it is subjective at this point what the perception of this person is. Agreed biology wise she is female. I see how she can pretend to be male, but that's about it. Not much better than a disguise. This is a good one for three things.

[malq]

Send out a 911 for broken, there is no way she would stop arguing about this.

[Maggie Mae]

Send out a 911 for broken, there is no way she would stop arguing about this.She's gone. :( Read her blog.

[penelopejo]

ya know malq, i agree with ya. although, i'd call her a shim because she's trying to be a he, so technically, it's a woman giving birth. If i say her on the street, i'd think, man, she's preggo and still trying to be butch.

[Peeperann]

Legally, on his birth certificate, marriage licence, every legal document says he is a man. He is on his was to becoming a man. But since his wife cannot bear anymore children, he's waiting so they can have a family.

I just don't understand the hate that is directed at him. They are loving, caring parents. And Transgendered people are BORN that way. In their minds, they are the other gender, the body just developed wrong. So since we have the tools to make the body what the mind perceives, I think it's wonderful.

He has had to stop taking the testosterone until after the second baby, but if you notice, he still has facial hair after all this time. He was born a man inside, whether or not he completes the outside is up to him.

I agree IF he's doing it for money, they really haven't been paid for most interviews, Barbara Walters even said that on her tv special. They say that yes, they could have kept quiet, but he's trying to educate people on being trans gendered and I personally think it's very brave of him!

[penelopejo]

Well, I'm not really directing any hate toward him. I understand that sometimes there are people out there who feel they are not what they are. I'm just saying that to me, she's still a she until she finishes everything. That's including giving birth. To me, that is a woman, not a man.

[Nell]

Look half my family is gay. 2 brothers and one sister, so I know it runs in the family, in the genes and he is who he is. I am not faulting him for that. But I live in Oregon and see smaller stories that don't make the national news and believe me when I say that they are making money, getting tons of gifts and the like. That to me is exploiting his kids and making this the focus of his life. That is what is annoying to me. I personally have nothing against transgendered people.