The world's first pregnant man about to give birth.

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Here is a fascinating article about Thomas Beatie, a transgender married man living in Oregon. He had not removed his reproductive organs when his gender was reassigned about a decade ago, and he and his wife decided that he would carry their (artificially inseminated) child, because his wife had previously had a hysterectomy. He has faced stiff resistance from many, including doctors who have refused to treat him, but he and his wife have gone ahead, and he is due in about six weeks. It was apparently a shock to his neighbors and his wife's family, who were not even aware that he was transgender.

The comments on the article are fascinating as well; some supportive and some refusing to recognize Mr. Beatie is a man and railing against his "unnatural" condition.

Good luck to you and your wife, Mr. Beatie, and I wish the best to you and your baby girl.

And it's awfully fun to see a picture of a pregnant man (with a beard).

Here's another article, too, with more pictures.