Thomas Beaty, known in the world community as the first pregnant man, has already given birth to three children. In 2007, he became pregnant for the first time with the help of modern medicine - artificial insemination.
Thomas Beaty and his female past
Thomas Beaty, the first pregnant man, was born on January 20, 1974 in the US state of Hawaii, in the city of Honolulu. His name was Tracey Lagondino in a family of English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Filipino and Korean roots. Tracy participated in local beauty contests and was quite an attractive girl, but she still felt like a man from the age of 10. Apparently that's why she started bodybuilding, hand-to-hand combat and taekwondo.
Tracey Lagondino graduated from Pre-Med at the University of Hawaii in 1996 and founded a clothing retail company the following year.
In March 2002, Lagondino underwent sex reassignment surgery and officially registered herself as a man, changing her name and gender in her maindocuments: passport, rights, birth certificate and social security card. When changing sex, Thomas Beaty decided not to remove his female reproductive organs, which later allowed him to become famous and give birth, being legally a man.
First man to give birth
Changing all the identity cards, Thomas Beaty registered a heterosexual marriage with Nancy Gillespie, who at that time already had two children and could no longer give birth for medical reasons. It was then that the female reproductive organs of the husband came in handy for the couple. The announcement of the pregnancy of Thomas Beaty produced the effect of an exploding bomb in society. Thomas Beaty is the first man who managed to get pregnant, endure and give birth to a he althy child. In this capacity, he got into the Guinness Book of Records.
After the sensational announcement of her husband's pregnancy, the couple's life turned into hell, says Thomas Beaty. Photos of the couple did not leave the front pages of the yellow press for a long time. The paparazzi were on duty around their house for days.
In 2008, the first girl born to her father, Susan Juliet, was born. In 2009, Austin Alexander was born in the same way, and in 2010, the couple's second son, Jensen James. It is worth noting that in 2012, Thomas Beaty went through another operation: he removed the female reproductive organs. Thus, he will not be able to have any more children.
Million Chaplin
A million dollars - such an amount, according to rumors, Charlie Chaplin bequeathed to the first man who gave birth. However, one of the comedian's heirs said that he knew nothing about such a will. And we can say with confidence that Thomas Beaty did not receive this money.
Who is he - mother or father?
Thomas' donor sperm and eggs were used for artificial insemination. Thus, biologically, he is the mother of his children. In all documents that were drawn up in the hospital at the birth of children, Thomas Beaty is listed in the masculine form in the medical records. He is legally the father of his children.
Beety himself has repeatedly stated that he feels like a "one hundred percent man" and that he is a father to his children. However, at the same time, in an interview with People magazine, he stated that his only difference from other mothers was that he could not breastfeed. Although many women don't either.
Thomas claims that his children already have an idea of where they came from, and that their dad gave birth to them. Despite the delicacy of the question, he talks to them about it. After all, they also need to understand that not all men with big bellies are pregnant.
Thomas Beaty and Nancy filed for divorce
In 2012, having three children, Thomas decided to divorce his wife. The divorce process dragged on for a long time due to the difference in laws regarding same-sex marriage in those US states where the couple lived at the time of marriage and divorce. But as a result, Thomas Beaty sued custody of all three children and lives with his wife, Amber Nicholas, in the stateArizona.
Book and publications
"Labor of Love: The Story of One Man's Extraordinary Pregnancy" - a book with this title was published by Thomas Beaty in 2008. Literally, the title translates as "The Results of Love: The Story of an Unusual Male Pregnancy." In later years, Beaty also published articles on similar topics.
In certain circles, this man is considered an ideological fighter for the rights of transsexuals.
However, in the general public, Thomas Beaty is at least not taken seriously. But it is impossible not to notice: the Overton window has shifted a little. Men have begun to give birth more often in recent years.
