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Brian Damage · 07-04-2008, 10:40 AM

Thomas Beatie, also known as The Pregnant Man, has given birth to a girl, he confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Beatie, 34, who began life as a woman and legally switched to a male identity, while preserving his female reproductive organs, and his wife Nancy, 46, welcomed a daughter at an Oregon hospital on June 29. Both Beatie and his daughter are healthy and doing well, he tells PEOPLE.

Beatie, who took twice-weekly doses of testosterone and had his breasts surgically removed during his female-to-male transition, made headlines around the globe last April when he announced in an exclusive interview in PEOPLE and on The Oprah Winfrey Show that he was expecting a child – while legally living as a man.

Raised in Hawaii, he spent the first two decades of his life as Tracy Lagondino, a Girl Scout, former model and finalist in a Miss Hawaii Teen USA pageant. Beatie told PEOPLE that he began to dress and live as a man in his 20s, in time officially changing his gender on his passport and driver's license.

In 2003, he legally married Nancy, a divorced mother of two who had had a hysterectomy as a result of endometriosis.

The couple became pregnant using donor sperm and Thomas's eggs, through artificial insemination, after relocating in 2005 to Bend, Ore., where they operate a T-shirting printing business.

Their baby girl is Thomas's first child. "The only thing different about me is that I can't breastfeed my baby. But a lot of mothers don't," he told PEOPLE.

Despite published reports, Beatie says the baby was not delivered via C-section. He intends to publish a book about his experience this fall.

http://www.people.com/people/article...210491,00.html

floyd2006 · 07-04-2008, 07:52 PM

I think I just vomited a little in my mouth. Not to be mean(okay maybe a little)but their are some real wackos out there. And for the record I wouldnt really say this "GUY" gave birth, your a woman, so a WOMAN gave birth. I'm gonna try real hard to get this image out of my head.

Lodee · 07-06-2008, 09:35 AM

I've gotta agree with Floyd on this one. When he was going to be on Oprah the commercial kept saying "pregnant man" and left out the part where he used to be a woman. That just made it strange. And now he's writing a book?

TJL · 07-06-2008, 11:16 AM

I don't trust anyone who can recieve gifts on Mother's Day and Father's Day.

Penny Lane · 07-06-2008, 11:31 AM

How are they going to explain this to the child? Think of what she will have to deal with as she grows up. I feel sorry for the kid! Sheesh!

Hollow · 07-06-2008, 05:19 PM

if i put on a fake moustache and got pregnant, could i be the second pregnant man?

Courtnee · 07-06-2008, 06:36 PM

I guess I'll be the only nice one and say Congrats.

robyrob · 07-06-2008, 06:53 PM

its great that the pregnancy went off without a hitch and all, but I don't really see what the big deal is - I mean I bet that if i was a woman i could get pregnant and give birth too.

07-04-2008, 10:40 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The Pregnant Man Gives Birth Thomas Beatie, also known as The Pregnant Man, has given birth to a girl, he confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. Beatie, 34, who began life as a woman and legally switched to a male identity, while preserving his female reproductive organs, and his wife Nancy, 46, welcomed a daughter at an Oregon hospital on June 29. Both Beatie and his daughter are healthy and doing well, he tells PEOPLE. Beatie, who took twice-weekly doses of testosterone and had his breasts surgically removed during his female-to-male transition, made headlines around the globe last April when he announced in an exclusive interview in PEOPLE and on The Oprah Winfrey Show that he was expecting a child – while legally living as a man. Raised in Hawaii, he spent the first two decades of his life as Tracy Lagondino, a Girl Scout, former model and finalist in a Miss Hawaii Teen USA pageant. Beatie told PEOPLE that he began to dress and live as a man in his 20s, in time officially changing his gender on his passport and driver's license. In 2003, he legally married Nancy, a divorced mother of two who had had a hysterectomy as a result of endometriosis. The couple became pregnant using donor sperm and Thomas's eggs, through artificial insemination, after relocating in 2005 to Bend, Ore., where they operate a T-shirting printing business. Their baby girl is Thomas's first child. "The only thing different about me is that I can't breastfeed my baby. But a lot of mothers don't," he told PEOPLE. Despite published reports, Beatie says the baby was not delivered via C-section. He intends to publish a book about his experience this fall. http://www.people.com/people/article...210491,00.html
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07-04-2008, 07:52 PM	#2
floyd2006 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 19, 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 518	I think I just vomited a little in my mouth. Not to be mean(okay maybe a little)but their are some real wackos out there. And for the record I wouldnt really say this "GUY" gave birth, your a woman, so a WOMAN gave birth. I'm gonna try real hard to get this image out of my head.
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TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I don't trust anyone who can recieve gifts on Mother's Day and Father's Day.
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07-06-2008, 11:31 AM	#5
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	How are they going to explain this to the child? Think of what she will have to deal with as she grows up. I feel sorry for the kid! Sheesh!
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07-06-2008, 06:36 PM	#7
Courtnee MAN VS SAMMICH. Forum Star Join Date: Mar 23, 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,413	I guess I'll be the only nice one and say Congrats.
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07-06-2008, 09:35 AM	#3
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	I've gotta agree with Floyd on this one. When he was going to be on Oprah the commercial kept saying "pregnant man" and left out the part where he used to be a woman. That just made it strange. And now he's writing a book?

07-06-2008, 05:19 PM	#6
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	if i put on a fake moustache and got pregnant, could i be the second pregnant man?

07-06-2008, 06:53 PM	#8
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,200	its great that the pregnancy went off without a hitch and all, but I don't really see what the big deal is - I mean I bet that if i was a woman i could get pregnant and give birth too.
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