wow

It was linked from the Toronto Globe. They're a lil' more libby up there, I like to check it out from time to time. Toronto is like Amsterdam compared to come cities in the US.

HEY, THAT'S WHAT MY BELLY LOOKS LIKE. I'M TRYING TO ENCOURAGE MY WIFE TO GET PREGNANT, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ENCOURAGE HER BY GETTING THE BELLY FIRST.

Very interesting!!!

If he's transgender,then they probably used vaginal tissues to reconsrtuct a penis for him...so I'll assume he will have a C section.

My understanding of being considered "legally" transgedered or sexually reassigned...all opposing sexual organs were to be removed....to essentially ,truely turn a woman in to a man (or vise versa)....guess I was wrong?

I wish I werent squeamish..

Confusing in that it brings about many questions. Usually lack of knowledge or understanding brings about fear in people and causes judgementalism. However, in this case it appears no matter what their circumstances or lack of support they are willing to bring a child into the world. Some of my questions might be...If he is trul transgender mentally, emotionally and physically, then what maternal and nurturing instincts exist that will be beneficial to the child? Couldnt his previous heavy testosterone treatment and lower levels of progesterone cause problems in carrying the child and his/her developemental growth? Is any consideration given to the many issues the child will face due to the circumstances of his/her birth? I have many more but those are just a few. I say this, in this situation, given all involved for the child, why in the world would we as bipolar sufferers every doubt that we should give birth to children. Our children have a much better chance of living a normal, balanced, and healthy life. Just my opinion.........Hugs

At the risk of being slammed for being judgmental ... you know, I have pre-op and post-op transgen friends and I have NEVER met a F2M who wanted to get pregnant. I know, everyone is an individual, but my transgen friends HATED the sex they were and wanted nothing to do with it.

So I find it a little hard to swallow that someone who had to be a man so bad that she would remove her breasts and start hormone therapy would suddenly stop and get pregnant. That sounds like someone who is very confused to me and maybe was not a good candidate for the procedure in the first place.

He's legally a man but still has a vag. He stopped taking the male hormones to get pregnant. That one had me confused when someone brought it up last week!

read about this-like he said, why pay for a surrogate?

I think it's a creative way to keep a family 'in family'. The kid will have a ton of questions, that will take some doin', but really, the kid would have had a ton with a surrogate.

My liberal azz thinks it's a neat story. Love is love and family is family. Those who judge and will never, ever be affected by these people make me curious. I don't get it.

Yeah, agreed. Apparently another couple already had a child this way x

I agree with bipolar man..living in the SF Bay Area,I had the oppurtunity of having several transgender friends.And as bpman said...they EVERYONE of them ,wanted to remove all parts of the opposing sexual traits .......This is just one really FU situation...but I guess to each his /her own.

But I do believe our medical science abilities have out stripped our ethical senceabilities.

ok didn't go look but I looked through the replys. I did know a man that usto be a girl. they don't do all of it at one time at least in the old days it took several operations he was given a penious befor they removed his baby maker. mant times it is done by what you can aford first she got hormons then thay took the boobs then she saved for the penious the very last thing was the sugery to make it a done deal so I guess he could have had a baby

No bullchit when I say this... If my Mom couldn't carry me, I'd pick my Dad over someone out of the nuclear family. Maybe science has added to our ability to be ethical, and change is often uncomfortable. Only the benefit of time (hindsight) will tell.