So, are all the testosterone injections she did going to affect her baby?

call me ignorant but I don’t like when people fuck with nature. This situation also seems a bit selfish.

Re:Christy’s comment. He is not a she. Just because he is pregnant that doesn’t make him a female. That’s whats wrong with the world today, closed minded people!

um, this is rather strange…i think he’s messing with us.

No, “his” uterus makes him female…

Thomas Beatie is too selfish to bring a child into this world. You couldn’t even decide what gender you want to be. From a woman to a man apparently you desire yourself to be a woman again because you are pregnant huh. Make up your mind! You screwed mother nature then you go to hell.

Re: Sean’s comment:

He is a she. He was born a she. Not a hermaphrodite or some other abnormality. Born a full-fledged baby girl as the news reports. She became a he by choice. Calling a her or him a he or a she isn’t closed minded at all in today’s standards. That’s what’s wrong with the world.

Whether or not he or she is pulling a hoax is one thing. What is a hoax is the hype — someone born as a she having a baby, like it’s some kind of new phenomenon.

Back to Christy’s comment, I agree, I’d like to know how the testosterone he/she took to become a he will affect the baby, or if that was even considered.

I think it is his own business if he want to get pregnant and people should mind their own business. I mean if that is you of course you want people to just mind their own business and leave them to their own life peacefully. For me i think it okay if there are pregnant man in this world cause it not as if it a crime right. People like them want to have their own life like others do so i think we should just support them in this instead of making hurtful comment just because you don’t like what they do for example their neighbour. I mean maybe they try to hide it at first because it not normal. You will neer know. At least they are brave enough to actual went into public. There maybe complication with the child in the future but i think they will make through it. A life is a life. I think they going to be just fine. And all they want is for people to try to be open minded about this so try to be that because we all are not prefect so we should take other imperfection as a part of who they are.

Sean, you can think what you like but it my book somebody who can conceive and bear a child is female.

read a medical journal, if the fetus is implanted then you dont have to be a specific gender in order to carry a child. You do not need a uterus and you do not need a vagina in order to deliver a baby, if he (or she what ever you want to call him) is actually knocked up then you have to respect his or her choice to keep the child. You also have to respect the fact that yes he may not be like everyone else out there but chances are his (or her) baby is going to be healthy and happy just like we always wanted to be. Face the facts people, with science these days anything is possible, maybe you should open your minds a little bit and respect the fact that he (or she) is even trying this, child birth is not an easy task to do , and there is a slight chance that both the child and the parent are going to die.

PC or not, it is generally thought that ‘biological sex’ and ‘gender’ are two separate (though often linked) entities. Biological sex is usually pretty obvious outwardly, and even when it isn’t, chromosome analysis will tell you if there is a ‘Y’ chromosome. A ‘Y’ chromosome = biological male, regardless of whether the…er…equipment is intact. :-) Gender, however, is generally regarded as a social construct, encompassing how you were raised, your role in society, how you behave according to that role, how others see you, and how you self-identify. Simply put: This is a biological female who has taken on a male gender and social role. They wish to be referred to in the ‘male’ language, so personally? I am inclined to respect that, as I haven’t any hangups about clinging to rigidly defined sex roles. I applaud them, if they have decided to actually have a baby like this — although to be honest, I think this is a hoax. Not to say that it CAN’T happen, just that in this case, I don’t believe it has. (PS - I believe that it was stated that in order to become pregnant, he had to stop the testosterone injections. So it would be unlikely to affect the fetus at all, if it did in fact occur, any more than a woman who took steroids in high school would affect her baby years later.)

Ok, so, clue me in…gender reassignment surgery, but still has the female parts. How does that work. Doesn’t sound like the gender was reassigned after all. Sounds like a gay relationship to me. Yes, I said that, and yes, people probably think of me as close-minded, but I don’t care. My religious beliefs lead me to this conclusion, and if you can’t accept that, then calling me intolerant is being hypocritical because you are one yourself.

I say bravo to Thomas and his wife for having the courage to do what makes them happy in a society where non-tradional practices are taboo and looked down upon. As a gay woman, I strive to equality and freedom and this is a step in the right direction for our GLBT future. This world would be a much happier place if everyone minded their own business. Any person that is CAPABLE to carry a child should have the right to do so. I’m sure that Thomas and his wife will love and cherish that child becuase of what they had to go through to have it and thats more than I can say about the heterosexual coupls of this world. I don’t think I have EVER heard of a gay couple who just had the wonderful opportunity to adopt a child, throwing that child in a trash can in an airport or putting the child through sever abuse. So take a look at your lives before you judge someone elses!

Who are we to judge this PERSON. Born female, chose to be male.

The fact that he can have a child for his wife who is infertile due to endometiosis is wonderful. I too am infertile for the same reason as well as adnomyosis. I would be thrilled if my husband could carry a child for us.

This doesn’t make them immoral or anything else. If God thought that there was something wrong with what is being done, then it wouldn’t have happened in the first place.

I was raised to believe that God has a hand in everything. This as well has God’s hand in it. I pray for a safe delivery for both the child and father. I pray for the family to have a wonderful future together.

Who are we to judge? People should be supportive, not judgemental. This is what most people who believe in God would call a miracle.

This is messed up. Beatie, if you’re reading this, just know that you’re a freak. If you have this kid, then that means all guys can have kids. Then there will be nothing seperating women from men, exept for the fact that guys think their so fucking better than us.
Get rid of it before this really gets out of hand.

This is SICK.

She isn’t a guy though!!!!!! She still has a vagina, uterus, the whole works!! How can someone be a male when all of the working parts are for females. If this individual had the complete reconstruction, I wouldn’t be saying this, I would call Thomas a man, but anatomically speaking, Thomas is just as much of a female as I am. The only thing Thomas did was have a masectomy. Still female.

Gwenny - if his uterus makes him female, does that then mean that a woman who has uterus removed because of cancer or other reasons becomes a man?

People need to broaden their thinking a little on what ‘makes’ someone a man or a woman.

WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO?

oh wow, people need to broaden their thinking on what makes someone a male or female?? Going and getting your chest removed and getting injections and trying to make yourself look like a man on the outside DOES NOT MAKE YOU A MAN. Just like whoever said so if a woman gets her uterus removed because of cancer or whatever does that make her a man? No, so does a woman getting her chest removed make her a man? NO! First off its not closed minded to say that she is a girl, if she wants to be seen as a man and known as a man then she might as well go all the way with it and not be half woman half man. Its ridiculous that she is trying to make such a big deal and just wants to try to make history as the “first pregnant man” when in fact she is a female..you have a vagina, becoming pregnant when you have a vagina, is whoa yes very common. So you have some facial hair and no chest and took some steroid injections? You’re a female. Stop making a big deal out of it. You deserve no press which I understand comes with good and bad but you definitely dont deserve the good because your a pregnant female just like millions of women. Come on, this is ridiculous.

ARE YOU PEOPLE CRAZY??

Anonymous has said it all. This is NOT a MAN!!
He/She still has all her female organs. So what’s all the hype about?

Thomas was born a female. Thomas is a “she” whether she likes it or not. Her surgery, testosterone intake, and traditionally male style definitely makes her appear to be a male. But she is not a “he” in the same way that Micheal Jackson is not a white person just because he bleaches his skin, had a nose-job, and straightens his hair.

Furthermore, I feel sorry for people who have to take such drastic measures as to take testosterone pills and having surgery to make their selves feel more comfortable. It is no different than breast implants and all of the cosmetic surgery women get to appear more “female” and feel more attractive. As long as you are healthy GET OVER IT…what do you think people in the past did?

I don’t mind it if you dye your hair, or if you have a abnormally gigantic nose and get a nose job, but our society has gone too far. We are obsessed with our appearances and how others view us. There are so much more important things in the world than using our medical system (which can be used to cure diseases and help those who are suffering) to selfishly spend an enormous amount of money on cosmetic/sex surgery. Thomas is selfish, wasting our medical system for unnecessary things. She should be thankful that she was born healthy, regardless of her sex/appearance. Its all disgusting.

Actually I think the real problem is in our DEFINITIONS of people. We need to do away with the terms Race, Sex, and Gender. The lines are blurred. None of us are exactly the same.

As a person of mixed race (black and white) I find myself in discussions like these all the time. I am not Black or White. In a simple world, there would only be black and white, male and female. But in our complex world, we are combinations of things.

Most people would say I am a heterosexual woman, but I always tell people that I am a man stuck in a woman’s body and I am gay…lol! How would you know the difference?

Do you guys mind plese let this guy be i am sure him and his wife will be able to take care of this child he will be on oprah tomorow i realie dont mind you guys thinking this is a joke but i dont think it is maybe he is not talking about much beacuse he is afraid of the reaction he will get like pe lese give this guy a breack i belive ever minute of this story and i think its cool but imagine you going thourgh this and then people saying its a big lie plese keep all bad comments to yourself and lets try to be happy for him

P.S Congrat Thomas&Nancy i hope you all the best with your little girl hope she is healthy

Does this female turned male have a penis and testicles also????? That would be really,really weird. Does she have to continually shoot testosterone to keep up her manly looks???? I would imagine you could not do that while you are pregnant. I still don’t understand what the hype is about, “she” is using the equipment “she” was born with, just like any other pregnant women. Just because she looks like a man it does not make her one. It just makes her a steroid user. Come on people, wake up and smell reality. If she doesn’t have the “package”, they are just another lesbian couple having a baby. Nothing wrong with that, but don’t turn it into a big deal.

Transgenders are not gay people. Transgenders are people who are not comfortable in the body they were born in. It’s like a yolk trapped inside a nut when it feels and knows it belongs in an egg. I can’t understand why Beatie didn’t complete the transformation. I can only think that he couldn’t afford it or the process isn’t available just yet. Being the conservative gay that I am, I just believe he shouldn’t have publicized his pregnancy, because he would’ve saved himself a great deal of unwanted criticism. Now all news reporters do is follow him, and the rest of the world just criticizes. I think the only thing he was searching for was a family, and out of love for his wife, and in desire to form a family, he did what he did. It will be a deception to everyone who supports him if this all turns out to be a lie. All in all, if everyone was created equal, then everyone has the right to be happy.

It’s not like Thomas is the first transman to get pregnant & carry a child. He’s just attracting alot of media attention by playing the “pregnant man” headline. I think it’s damaging to the trans community to sensationalize his situation like this. But nobody can define his gender except him, and those of you who are dead-set on defining him as a woman need to spend some time doing a little research on trans-issues. So many of you have really uneducated views/beliefs about this. Do some research, and if you still feel that way, fine. But at least you won’t look like an idiot when you come to the table with no understanding of the issues and their depth. I’d also like to point out that if you knew this man, and then found out he’s sporting a functional womb, you’d likely find yourself still referring to him as a man. You’d be surprised the disconnect between physical sex and psychological gender.

I am going to add a Ferrari logo to my Chevy. Do you think my car is now a Ferrari? Please people. This is a woman having a baby.

The person who said that it must be God’s will for this person to birth a child or it never would have happened - I have to take issue with that statement. I don’t think God’s will is for children to be molested - but it happens. I don’t think it is God’s will for people to be murdered at random - but it happens. I don’t think it is God’s will for any number of human tragedies to occur - but they happen every day. I would have to hear another rationale. So just because something happens, we can’t automatically say that “God must have wanted it that way”. Just stick to the facts here - this person is a female who has decided to live as a man - and is now opening his life’s door for everyone to see “his” pregnancy. This is, in fact, a private matter but we give up our right to privacy when we tell the whole world our business. I think the whole arrangement is strange - after all, two women are “married”. There is nothing new here - another woman is having a baby. That’s the way I see it.

OK, I’m so sick and tired of those liberals pushing this crap into our society. If she is having a baby then she is not a he. Historically speaking, every nation that has pushed for gay agendas has been wiped from the face of the earth. Babylon, Sodom and Gomorrah, Assyria, Phoenicia, Greece, Egypt, and the Roman Empire, as well as Napoleon’s France; When we confuse gender and sexual roles in society we become weak and historically speaking every time this has happened the nation fell because strong dominant men and women were not present.

On a side note, those of you that keep saying why can’t people mind their own business and let people be happy and live the way they want to live? So lets leave everyone alone.

This is the exact same mentality that the half of Europe had right before they were taken over by Hitler during WWI. They basically rolled over and just caved to every demand of the Germans and the Germans marched right through and killed millions of jews and all because the local countries were not strong enough to try and stop them. Had it not been for a few of us countries like the US and Britain at the time that stood up for what we believed in then Europe would be an ash tray today. Thats also goes for WWII as well.

So before you guys start spewing ignorants out of your mouths actually pick up a history book and read what homosexuals have given us in the past.

FYI… during WWII The Germans invaded and took over the following counties in this order: Poland, Danzig, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, France, Monaco, Yugoslavia and Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and part of The Soviet Union. It wasn’t until the US entered the war that the war started to change course.

My fear is that the US is losing its backbone because of immorality and sins like homosexuality and redefining of marriage.

No, a female having a uterus removed because of cancer does not make her a male.
A woman transgendering herself but keeping her uterus and vagina is indeed a woman. How kinky is it to have both male and female anatomy?
I hope and pray this person/thing delivers a healthy baby, I feel for the baby being born to a freak.

Tom is right. During the years STRONG heterosexuals have gone out of their way to wipe out countries. Yes, these countries were full of gay, weak, useless people and they were the target of destruction out of certain interests.

So, my fellow gay people, let’s all hop in the next space shuttle and leave because eventually they’ll end up wiping out their own countries like they have been doing throughout the years.

But in order to do so, the army has to find more recruits because they are forgetting that a high percentage of their soldiers are gay men and women.Funny thing is that when the Americans send their armies to go wipe out a country, their soldiers go fuck their male prisoners in the ass. Doesn’t that make them gay?

Did we forget that a strong man like George Bush gave the green light to a war in Iraq, killing thousands of innocent men, women and children? Athe same time, this war has separated soldiers from their families for years, and in come cases, unfortunately, forever. Did we forget a strong straight man like Osama Bin Laden killed innocent Americans September 11, 2001 and the effects of the attacks? We are talking about 2 planes for the Towers, 1 on the Pentagon, and the other one in Pennsylvania. Did we forget a strong man like Hitler killed thousands in concentration camps? Did we forget strong people like Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro lead comunist countries; countries who suffer from poverty that lead their people to risk their own lives at sea to find better lives. Did we forget that Saddam led a country infested with terrorists and suicide bombers?

These men are “straight” men who have basically wiped out their own countries and others as well.

In conclusion, a lot of straight people are full of hate…and then they want to go and blame gays for everything. Go slash your wrists.

I think this whole idea is strange. Good for them, they get to experience a miracle in having a baby. BUT….she/he was born a female…I think that’s probly how God intended for it to be. It’s not like it was a “mutation” to feel like a male but be born a female. Maybe some of it has to do with her/his mom dying when she/he was younger….that does strange things to people.

OK, P. Matthews, tell me if the rest of us could understand your childish rant… I do think I got it…

Something to the effect of… Since most of the bad guys like Hitler during WWII were straight, and really none of those dictators were really gay. Then we can deduce logically that straight people = murder and destruction and gay people = love peace and harmony.

I’m sorry am I close yet?

Maybe all of us heterosexual wrist cutters should move out of America and let the homosexual population create their own army to defend themselves. Oh thats right the only reason why homosexuals even have rights to freedom of speech is because of us military men that died for their freedom in the first place.

I’m sorry am I close yet?

The comments on here show how incredibly retarded the American public is. No wonder why the economy and the political status of the country is screwed.

Advice to dumber than average Americans out there: please stick to American idol and coca cola and leave the smart stuff to the real people

Penis = Man
Vagina = Woman

Enough said… No miracle here.

If he is pregnant, why aren’t his breasts getting larger like mine did?

does this mean she/he has a vagina ? and if so how is it he is concerned a male. i noted that he/she still had a uterus ?

How can you be a true transgender when you still have all the female sexual organs etc with the exception of the breasts??? How the hell can this person consider him/her self to be a man when they still have a vagina with an enlarged clitoris that acts like a small penis???

Hey, this is easier to understand than you think. It all boils down to biology. Let’s look at the big picture: here we have someone who, after having both breasts removed & taking some extra testosterone that caused her to grow body hair, thinks herself to be a dude. Her wife couldn’t get pregnant so they opted for the assistance of a sperm bank. A pregnancy resulted.

Now, let’s look at the biological factor, which is actually quite simple a concept to grasp in this case: she has the XX (female) chromosomes, not the XY (male) ones. She never had a complete hysterectomy OR a fake dick constructed; in other words, she still has her complete reproductive system & female genitalia. Want it bluntly? If I had my tits sliced off, took some artificial dude hormones, and utilized the services of an anonymous sperm bank, I would be exactly what she is: a mutilated pregnant chick.

I’ve read on a few sites that, oh, it’s not “what gender you are, it’s what gender you IDENTIFY with!” Well, I can chop my nose and ears off, have an eye lift, shave my head, and walk around naked proclaiming to be an alien from another planet. Does that make me one? Noooo…it makes me one very fucked up earthling.

Anyone who calls this person a “he” is in need of refresher courses in highschool biology. If you have the woman chromosomes and the woman parts, you are a woman…END OF STORY. Getting rid of your boobs and sporting a 5 o’clock shadow just doesn’t cut it, sorry.

And her soon-to-be offspring? Man, oh man…that’s gonna be one fucked up kid. When you’ve got issues before you’re even born, there’s a problem.

No, Its real, the only thing is ITS NOT A MAN!!! “it” has a Vagina and a Uterus, its a women who is taking hormones and got her breats removed.

@ MR- her breast arent getting bigger because she had them removed, i refuse to call her a male, she still has a vagina shes a woman with no breats

RE: RONNI

“This doesn’t make them immoral or anything else. If God thought that there was something wrong with what is being done, then it wouldn’t have happened in the first place.”

So, you’re saying God didnt think anything was wrong with the September 11th attacks, or innocent people dying everyday? God can’t control everything.

“I was raised to believe that God has a hand in everything. This as well has God’s hand in it. I pray for a safe delivery for both the child and father. I pray for the family to have a wonderful future together.”

God did not play a hand in this. I think we should accept this person for who she is and not judge her. She does have every right to do what she did, however saying that God had a hand in it is just plain worng.

“Who are we to judge? People should be supportive, not judgemental. This is what most people who believe in God would call a miracle.”

Yes, we should not “her” but the bottom line is, that it is a she! It has a vagina and a Uterus it is not a male, its not a mircle its biology. She does not have a penis, its a she, not a he.

Wow! He’ll be both mother and father to the kid!!!???? crazy……..people take things too far. It’s like “having your cake and eating it”, make you your mind what you want to be and stand by it!!