The Transgender Pregnant Male

 

I’d like to delicately comment on the story thats been circulating the past few days.

I like most people was shocked to hear that a man was pregnant. “Are you KIDDING ME?” I asked a friend. I think the reaction of the general public was probably the same. This unfortunately brings some seriously strong feelings on to the table. For me, someone who’s generally in favor of freedom of rights, speech and everything else…my first reaction was fear. Then I immediately was ashamed.

Once you put the humanity back into the equation I can’t help but to be touched, and here’s why. There’s a couple so much in love that they want a child. You may say there are other options like adoption, surrogates, or even getting a dog, but the fact remains that they want a child, their child. Since the wife of this man had a hysterectomy there was apparently only one option. To get a closer insight I’d suggest reading the article that Thomas Beatie (the pregnant man) wrote for the Advocate.com. In his own words he explains the journey he and his legal wife have taken, the hurdles they’ve jumped and the hardships they know they’ll have to face in the future.

I don’t have children, and am not planning on them anytime soon. But who’s to say what unforeseen hurdles I’ll have to jump through to reproduce? I find it hard to judge this couple, and although it’s so beyond the norm, I wish them luck. They, like so many other couples out there are trying to start a family. It’s an admirable thing to do in most cases.

I have to remind myself that we are all human, and therefore have the capacity to love, and support each other. Anything else is a waste of energy.