Chicagoist: Oprah: Pregnant Man, Puppy Mills...

quicksloth

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:50:17 -0600

Are we on the verge of "bi-gendered" people shouting for their rights and relating stories of their senseless oppression? I mean, I'm fine with the idea of being transgendered. I'm completely supportive of the gay community and the push for same sex marriage. I'm fine with gay couples having children. But none of that carries me across the logical gap that this person thinks people should hurdle with ease. If you identify as a man, then you behave as a man. While there is a wide spectrum of "male" behavior that one can emulate or not, there is one characteristic that would seem to exclude one from being labeled male. Men do not get pregnant. How can you claim that you are intrinsically male, and then justify getting pregnant and carrying a child? It is, forgive the pun, inconceivable.

I_h8_toyota_and_BT

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:24:17 -0600

i look like i'm preggers. alas, it's just my beer gut. i should tell people i'm pregnant. maybe i would get free booze.

mich

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:59:55 -0600

I just noticed that tag... unflattering shirts. so funny.

mich

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:45:39 -0600

If it wasnt so whiny I might have mistaken it for an actual article! s/he sounded so shocked that the community doesnt handle a transgender-pregnant-man so well.

frp

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:31:56 -0600

Make it stop! Please!

smussy

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:02:52 -0600

i sort of heard about that, but never really investigated it. that is bizarre and awesome. i'm an office manager for midwives and let me tell you ... i have no intention of having kids. i'm 34, and have known this since i was 12. but, it's been really great to see all sort of women and their partners (married, unmarried, gay, straight), going through the process of pregnancy and their decisions and outcomes along the way. many of the women come to us because we provide home birth and they had a horrible experience the first time, or they have always had home births and want to continue the great experience they have always known. but there is a growing movement of people who are educating themselves and finding that they want to be more in control of the whole process and that they want their needs/concerns taken seriously and that they want to feel that they are in control of their own pregnancy. it's really great to be a part of something that empowers and enlightens women and their partners. go thomas and nancy!

peteypants

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:58:42 -0600

By, i totally agree. i read that article last week and wished a real journalist could have gotten the perspective of the doctors and family members. i'm sure the couple faced difficulties, but they portray themselves as victims and didn't get past the surface on the subject. this is certainty an interesting issue, but if Oprah likes it then it MUST be good.

Jess D'Amico

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:44:27 -0600

I wish that story in the Advocate would've been written by someone else documenting it that was further removed, but it was really interesting.