Thomas Trace Beatie, a trans man, had gender reassignment surgery in 2002 and became known as
"The Pregnant Man"after he became pregnant through artificial insemination in 2007.
Thomas Trace Beatie was born on January 20, 1974 in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the age of 10, he started to identify with the male gender. However, as a teenager Beatie was a female model and Miss Teen Hawaii USA pageant finalist. At 23 years of age, he began testosterone hormone treatment to make the transition to living life as a man.
In March 2002, Beatie underwent a gender reassignment procedure. However, he kept his internal reproductive organs intact because he wanted to have biological children, and sterilization was not a requirement to undergo a valid sex change.
Beattie married Nancy Gillespie in a legally valid opposite-sex marriage in Hawaii on February 5, 2003. Beatie chose to become pregnant because his wife Nancy was infertile, doing so with cryogenic donated sperm.
Beatie's first pregnancy resulted in an ectopic pregnancy with triplets, requiring emergency surgery and resulting in the loss of all three fetuses.
Since then, Beatie has given birth to three children.
In 2010, Guinness World Records recognized Beatie as the world's"First Married Man to Give Birth.”
Unfortunately, the couple filed for divorce in 2012..
"The Pregnant Man"after he became pregnant through artificial insemination in 2007.
Thomas Trace Beatie was born on January 20, 1974 in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the age of 10, he started to identify with the male gender. However, as a teenager Beatie was a female model and Miss Teen Hawaii USA pageant finalist. At 23 years of age, he began testosterone hormone treatment to make the transition to living life as a man.
In March 2002, Beatie underwent a gender reassignment procedure. However, he kept his internal reproductive organs intact because he wanted to have biological children, and sterilization was not a requirement to undergo a valid sex change.
Beattie married Nancy Gillespie in a legally valid opposite-sex marriage in Hawaii on February 5, 2003. Beatie chose to become pregnant because his wife Nancy was infertile, doing so with cryogenic donated sperm.
Beatie's first pregnancy resulted in an ectopic pregnancy with triplets, requiring emergency surgery and resulting in the loss of all three fetuses.
Since then, Beatie has given birth to three children.
In 2010, Guinness World Records recognized Beatie as the world's"First Married Man to Give Birth.”
Unfortunately, the couple filed for divorce in 2012..
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