Thomas Beatie is a pregnant transgendered person who is legally recognized by the state of Oregon as a man. Ten years ago he underwent reassignment but decided to keep his female reproductive organs in case he ever wanted to have a child. Two years ago he stopped taking his testosterone and later with the help of his wife, underwent artificial insemination. According to his gynecologist, his pregnancy is a perfectly normal one. And why shouldn’t it be? He’s a woman. Genetically he is a female. No matter what a person does, the genes they are born with can’t be altered, and he is as XX as I am. So when he told Oprah that his being pregnant is a miracle, I have to respectfully disagree. It’s no more a miracle then any other women’s pregnancy regardless of the means or degree of difficulty, but it’s unsurprising that the press and pop culture media have jumped all over this farce. The world is so devoid of true miracles that it is willing to have one manufactured for it. Mr. Beatie is not technically a man but a woman, and women get pregnant. At best it’s a bit weird, but a miracle? I don’t think so.
It’s Not a Miracle
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anniegirl1138 
Vibe, you misread. I don’t Mr. Beatie “weird” and I know I didn’t call him “sick”. I know a lot of men and not one has ever wanted to be pregnant. It’s kinda a girl thing. Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that his pregnancy is not a miracle anymore than it would be for any other woman – because genetic, he was built to do this and it shouldn’t be a media moment. He is a transgender who is pregnant. Why should this be made into a big deal or labeled a miracle? It’s not.
This child will be so confused. I am sorry. Miracle, no. Sad, yes. This whole situation is very creepy to me.
There is a lot more to transsexual people than what we can so easily define as “weird” or “sick”. Some people are born into a body that is not, theirs, as regards sex, how they truly feel inside. A close friend of mine is one of these people. He has not had a sex change, and he does not see himself as gay – he feels he is a woman, in a man’s body. I’ve known him since he was 4 years old – he was always like this, from the time he was a baby, and behaved, dressed, played like a girl. There is a difference between someone who just feels attracted to the same sex and is homosexual, and people who just enjoy dressing like the other sex (transvestites especially), and the whole other story of transsexuals – inform yourself please, before you pass judgement.
Perhaps, take a look at the film “Boys don’t cry” it may help you understand. These people are not sick; just as plants and animals are not always the same as the rest of their species, these rarities are found in human beings too.
I agree, to an extent. I believe that every pregnancy and chlid that is born is a miracle. However, this story is a little different. For one, he is still a she, as long as there are female parts involved and still attached. For two, men were not created on this Earth to carry babies. Thats a womans job, so if he/she wants to call himself a man, maybe he should rethink his pregnancy. For three, i dont know any woman that would want their husbands to carry their chlid, they would rather adopt. There is a reason that they couldnt have chlidren, maybe that was supposed to be a message from God or something, and going against that may end up hurting them more than actually making them happy. Can you imagine the torture that child will have to deal with growing up, and people finding out that her father is actually a woman inside, and he is the one that gave birth to her? Poor thing. I feel sorry for her. At least he was inseminated from a sperm bank, and he didnt use his own….that would be nasty.
This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard of to date. This “thing” is not a man by God’s creation. It is a confused woman who obviously has never known what IT wanted to be. Removing the breasts but leaving the uterus and other reproductive organs this person was clearly confused even then. No doctor should have even performed the surgery unless all female aspects where disconnected so to speak. When I wanted my tubes tied I went through countless interviews to ensure this was what I trully wanted.Now we have some confused she/he giving birth as God intended and people are surprised. HELLO it is a women who dresses like a man and lives like a man.I feel very sorry for this child.Therapy will be a constant from jump. How do you explain that daddy oh i mean mommy gave birth to you and mommy oh i mean daddy ARE YOU KIDDING!! Poor child. We need a license to drive,fish, hunt,work etc but any moron on the planet can breed!!! I could care less if this IT wanted to be a man when God clearly created it as a woman. But do not subjects others to your insanity!!
I love your argument — and you’re exactly right. Kudos!
K
I have no problems calling her a him, but you right. He isn’t really which makes the whole scenario odd but not extraordinary.
Having a baby after years of trying is far more worthy of celebration.
I agree… this woman didn’t even have a sex change… she had her breasts removed, took testosterone, and called herself a man. I’d be more inclined to call her a man if she had had an ACTUAL sex change…. as in, vagina to penis surgery…. which would make HIS pregnancy very interesting…. but she didn’t. This just makes her a woman who is pregnant… with no breasts…. (and apparently and extra-long clitoris that she uses for sex…??). Not very special at all.
Try talking to a couple who has suffered with infertility for YEARS…and are finally about to have a baby. Now THAT is a miracle…
I didn’t see Oprah. Just read the news article, but I thought it was an odd topic for her. I didn’t think she did this kind of a show anymore. Still, are we ready? He is a woman. Woman have children. So it was bound to occur at some point. I don’t find it sick. Or sad. Just a little weird. As for God, I would be surprised he was surprised. He knows all – and in advance.
I think giving birth to this precious, innocent child by this confused woman is a miracle, but no more than what millions of other women do everyday and have for thousands of years. For Oprah (or anyone) to ask if the world is ready for this, my question is – why not? That’s how we women are created…to have babies. I think the whole thing is weird, sick and sad and only one more proof of how foggy our thinking becomes when we willfully separate ourselves from our all Sovereign God.