Oregon Man is Pregnant...Again.
A friend of mine just sent me this article, from The Advocate, about a still-fertile FTM in Oregon who is in his second trimester of pregnancy. This man is legally married to a woman, but had to carry the baby himself because of his wife's hysterectomy. Beside just being pretty damn cool (male seahorses give birth, and I love seahorses) the article shows some of the ignorance that a person can face by not acting as someone of their gender is supposed to act. This is obviously an extreme case, as very few gay men out there will ever find themselves with child, but is still pretty interesting.
Then again, there are probably those out there who are not so excited about this. What do you all think — progressive step forward or crime against nature?
2 comments:
I read this story earlier today, too. It's definitely an interesting topic and definitely unfortunate that he and his wife have been the subject of ridicule by their very own doctors!
It also appears to me to be a step forward. I mean, this is something people are just going to have to grapple with as it becomes more common. I'm all for men taking on pregnancy. Maybe someday my boyfriend and I will finally get pregnant and start that family that society says we shouldn't have!
i believe this is definately a step forward. as long as the child is being taken care of, and the body doesnt reject it, i dont see any problem. i mean parents who cant conceive on their own find other means like test tube babies, in vitro, blah blah blah, etc. these things are unnatural and still perfectly fine. why should it be different because hes a man not a woman? its his body therefore his choice what he wants to do with it. ive read some pretty disturbing transphobic reactions to this throughout the blogosphere. transphobia among the homosexual community really surprises me. i wish this couple and their child the best of luck!
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