Thomas Beatie, the transgendered pregnant man, gave birth June 29 to a girl, People magazine and ABC News are reporting. He and his daughter are doing well, he told People.
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Once again, this is a story about someone who has exercised his/her rights to his/her lifestyle and reproductive rights without consideration for how all of this will eventually affect his/her child. Some one will make sure that this child knows all the weird details of her mother/father and all the news sensationalism surrounding him/her and I just wonder how the poor child will deal with the inevitable ridicule that will come with it. No one can be more cruel to a child than another child. Just sayin'
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i think you are sooo right in this case. this act is just wrong in every way. its not a question of loving the child once she is here and nurturing but about how this little girls world is going to be complicated from the acts of her caregivers. at some point she will enter the "real world" and growing up is hard enough for kids who have generally a normal foundation,so i cant even imagine all the extra crap she will have on her plate from day one. along with all the things in life your parents cant teach you ,the mistakes you make learning about yourself (life) now she will need to explain this to a potential spouse and later her children and then even her grand kids,and on and on forever. WHO WHATS THIS IN THEIR FAMILY TREE?! this should have never been an option for this woman turned man in the first place. you would think after the the life troubles he has had he would have that much more compassion before ever getting pregnant.
I can only hope and pray for the sanity of that poor child.What trauma awaits her God only knows.How do these people plan on answering all her questions,and protecting her from the media circus that they have brought her into.It makes me sick to see such selfishness.
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This is a prime example of the over sensationalism in the media. The way they bend the facts for their own set of purpose and rules. This person is in no way a male,dont care what it looks like , its no male. For the media to let this couples attempt at a fortune because of all this stinks. Call it what it is a sheep in wolves clothes for the sake of the movie deal and the all mighty dollar. Shame on them for what they've done to an innocent child and the ridicule it'll most assuredly face from classmates and whomever. Smack the media for allowing this kind of newstand trash to become such a story.
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I agree. This act was sickening, un-natural, selfish, and will bring disgrace to the child when it gets older. The poor kid, I feel so sorry for it. My next question; does this make the wife a lesbian or bisexual (I'm being serious), and when it says he has female reproductive organs, does it mean it has a penis and a vagina? Seriously, I'm a bit confused; however, there's one thing I'm not confused about at all, and thats that this was sickening and.... oh the poor child. I feel so heavily for it.....
These people are vile. It has a vagina and female reproductive organs, so in fact, it is not a "man" as it claims to be. Just a freak looking for attention because it has nothing else to contribute to this world.
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I am so SAD!!!! I know now what Lot must have felt like in his day!! History Repeats its self, That is what we have always been taught from all our history teachings in school. We had to take so many History classes!! WHAT FOR??? What did we learn??? Seems NOTHING
Since I have become a Christian, forgiven, baptised and FILLED with the HOLYSPIRIT!!!!
HIS WORD has become ALIVE!!! I read and see History in a Totally different LIGHT, UNDERSTANDING!!! He gave us signs to watch for so we would know of HIS RETURN, which most are spoken of in the LAST BOOK, The Revelations. Now for those of you who Truly understand, READ AND UNDERSTAND.
4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
And here is the mind which hath WISDOM. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Seems to me the Harbor of New York?? She sets in the Ocean!!
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. The STOCK MARKET!!!!
The sign of Judgement was 911, we had a grace period to REPENT, But DID NOT!! Now we are going to face what was WRITTEN!!! HARRAM!!!
AMEN you said it. But this so called man isnot a man she is a woman if not she would have never been able to concieve a child. So why is the media making such a big ordeal about it. The poor baby is who will catch the harrassment from other children.
And what about YOU, you heartless freaks?! How can you say this about the "poor child" being harassed so terribly when YOU'RE harassing the parents like this?! I doubt the children in school will be this cruel to that girl who wouldn't even be here if it weren't for the generous thing this man has done. And yes, he's a man. If it's legal, it's legal, so all of you just stfu about that. It's all of you adults, not the children, I'm worried about. These kids won't make fun of her unless they see the adults doing it. If the kids are taught that it is wrong, they will think it is wrong, and they will act upon that. However, if they are taught to be understanding, they will be, and the child will be very happy as she is. So do not talk about all of the cruelty she will receive from the kids around her, because it is the adults who will ultimately cause all of her misery in life she would receive from this. And I hope you all know, I am a fourteen year old girl, thank you very much, and I'm straight as can be, and I've been brought up wonderfully. I, unlike all of YOU people, have been taught not to judge something for being different. That's what's wrong with this terrible world! Because it's different, you all shun it! I am thoroughly ASHAMED with humanity, and of all of you who cannot see this wonderful thing for what it is! What is WRONG with you people?! If this person were still a woman, you would all be so amazingly happy about the child that was born. Just because of the gender change(another example of something that is shunned because it is different), you all have to act like the parents are abusing the girl just for bringing her into the world?? I truly dread the world I'm going to be in four years from now, when I'm going to have to deal with all of you THINGS that call themselves good citizens... Absolutely terrifying, is what it is.
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Wow, Dovel, thank you so much for your wisdom. While so many of the comments on this forum have made me terrified for humanity, your comments give me so much hope. You have proved, as you articulated above, that hatred and intolerance are learned. At 14, to have such an open heart and to be so articulate gives me hope. I hope that all of the "adults" on this forum will read your post and learn from you. At least they should feel ashamed that they were schooled in wisdom and kindness by someone who has only had 14 years in this world so far.
As a Transgender man, I can tell you that your support of our community is invaluable. Please continue to be the strong advocate that you are and continue to share your knowledge with others. You are making a tremendous difference in the world.
To all of the adults reading this who have written such pathetic, hateful comments - that feeling right now that you have in your gut that you've just been made a fool of by someone who is not legally allowed to drive or vote - that feeling is right on. You should be embarassed. Please swallow your pride and learn from this incredibly intelligent young person.
I think that this story is completely ridiculous, she is not a man and i think it is stupid that she is legally referred to as a "man". Those stupid fags think that whatever they do is okay but in the end they are only hurting there child. Both of them and every other homo in this world will burn in hell. I also find the fact that they call there baby a miracle to be very contradicting to what they are doing and how they live.
I agree with some of what you say, and yeah, homo's are sinners, but we all ae. Anyone who believes upon Jesus Christ is saved homo or not for the fact that we all commit sin, and homosexuality is just one more; however, any PRACTICING homosexual will burn in hell along with anyone else who practices sin "Nobody who is (truely) born again practices sin". Anyone who openly sins and does it over and over/practices it is no real Christian "Keep in sin and grace still abound? God forbid". Therefore, you are right and wrong in that case, but otherwise about it being SO stupid what they did and how it is legally a man.... yeah so stupid. They just want attention.
The media advertises the event like it's a real man that got pregnant and what a sensation it was ...... wow, Oprah, increased media attention and sales! Even I was momentarily duped until it became obvious it was a woman posing as a man.
No matter how much you change the outside, you were still born with the plumbing of a woman. That obviously has not changed in this instance.
She/he is a confused freak! I Feel sorry for the child.
It's all gone too far now. 1st off this is a woman not a man. I don't care how you mutilate your body or how many hormone shots you get, you are what you are born and the rest is just pacifying the mentally ill. So now ther will be ouitcries for the right to be multi sexed and the NORMAL people in society will be forced to know the difference so they are not offended.
These people are vile. It has a vagina and female reproductive organs, so in fact, it is not a "man" as it claims to be. Just a freak looking for attention because it has nothing else to contribute to this world.
This story is pathetic. She has female reproductive organs and is called a man??? Only in Oregon, the liberal capital of the US. This little girl is going to grow up and will someday be told that her "Dad" is really a woman. Talk about destroying her world.
I find it interesting that the news article keeps referring to this woman as "he" and "man" when there is nothing about this woman that makes her a man other than she's trying to be one and thinks she is one.
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This is not a woman, this is a freak show! They should contact the circus they might make more money then they do now. When the media says this is the first man to give birth-- are they nuts. This is not a man or a woman lets not dumb down the gift of child birth in this way. I feel sorry for the poor kid it will never have a normal childhood!!
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Just as Fazool said here again someone thinking of only themselves and not the truth. There are so many people out there running their mouths with lies not thinking of the Innocent. What if this man had not been trans-gender what would the couple had done then. Let's see adopt comes to mind. The Dr. that assisted doesn't care either all they care about is the big bucks.
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they do i mean the 62 year old partner does, but they are grown. some people dont care what kind of shame they bring to their children or theirselves or their friends and family. some people thrive on publicity good or bad take the idiots in hollywood. brittney, lohan, paris. it is horrible that oprah gave them 60 minutes to plop on her couch and let everyone see what they planned to do. bad oprah, bad oprah, bad oprah, did i say bad oprah?
I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS WRONG. WHY DIDN'T HE/SHE JUST STAY A GIRL? I'M SORRY BUT WE WERE PUT HERE SO THE WOMEN BEAR CHILDBIRTH, NOT HE/SHE'S. HOW IS THE CHILD GOING TO GROW UP? YOU KNOW ALL THE KIDS THAT KNOW ABOUT HER BIRTH ARE GOING TO GIVE HER A HARD TIME IN SCHOOL AND OTHER EXTRA CIRCULAR ACTIVITIES. I WENT TO SCHOOL WHEN THERE WAS NO LESBIAN/GAY/HE/SHE COUPLES, AND THERE WAS ENOUGH NAME CALLING, AND BULLYING THAT WENT ON. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THIS GIRLS IS GONNA GO THROUGH. HOW ABOUT NEXT TIME THESE SO CALLED GOOD PARENTS THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND NOT THEMSELVES. IF THIS COUPLE WANTED TO HAVE A CHILD SO BAD, WHY DIDN'T THEY ADOPT??? THERE'S PLENTY OF CHILDREN OUT THERE IN NEED OF PARENTS.
You are so right; how the heck is this a "man". If there wasn't a child involved, I'd just laugh my brains out, but since there is.... poor child. This is really sickening.
This is a really ridiculous story as this is not a real man, but a woman who has had a surgery and is taking hormones so she can act like a man. If this woman stops taking hormones she will revert completely back to being the woman God made her to be. What a selfish person to bring a child into this world with all of the emotional turmoil that this child will have to deal with from its mother who thinks she is a man. A person is born the right gender as God does not make mistakes. People, because of childhood problems and experiences often feel they are of another gender, but even with a surgery to make one a"man" does not make one a real man. I cannot believe that people think they can change their genders with surgery and hormones and expect to be taken seriously. For the media to call this woman a man is as ludicrous as one can get. No real biological man can carry a child. It is a perversion of God's creation. I would laugh if this was not such a serious issue with serious complications and issues. I feel so very sorry for the baby who will be raised by this couple who are living in total sin and rebellion against God. I knwo I will be "flamed" for these comments, but i do not care. Many people do not want to hear the truth. Truth, absolute truth, does exist.
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i agree, i agree, i agree: did i say agree? this is just another classic example of prophesys that are taking place to show the signs that point to Jesus is coming very soon and the rapture even sooner any second and what are the girls gonna do the second after they realize the rapture is happening and they realize their baby girl is not there what are they gonna do? the baby will be with Jesus safe and sound and they will have to ride out the seven year tribulation. may God have mercy. the hailstones that are going to fall from the sky will weigh one talon. a talon is hebrew or eygptian for approx. 100 pounds. scorpions as big as ponys stinging unbelievers this is suppose to last only five months. if you don't believe me it is in Revelations in the Bible.
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Amen! This is the BEST COMMENT ON THIS DISCUSSION BOARD! You know what life's about; this woman is living as a fantasy of being a man. She is mentally ill and in complete sin. This once again would be the funniest thing ever if a poor child wasn't involved. "Man"; Who made the laws? How can someone be considered a man when they are a woman!?
lukebandit1 and matt-345171 thank you so much for sharing your true beliefs and motivation surrounding this issue. The utterly nonsensical, fear-mongering, twisted biblical rhetoric that you use to justify your opinions on the issue exposes the false beliefs and poor logic upon which your arguments are based. hailstones and scorpions? as big as ponies? Come on, now. I realize that lukebandit1 is too far gone down the road of delusion to really take in what i'm saying (if they are reading this, i'm sure i will soon be called a fag or a freak and told how I am responsible for all of the evil in the world).
This is why I am so glad you people post this nonsense. Because many of the other people on this forum are not idiots...many of you are simply buying into the hate-filled propaganda that we hear from so many so-called "pious" people who manipulate Christian ideals to serve their selfish thirst for power. But have the courage and the self-respect to really question what you're being told and what it has made you afraid of. And one way to start the process is to critically consider if ridiculous rants such as these actually make sense. They would have us believe that because Mr. Beatie was labeled a woman at birth, decided this was inaccurate and did what he needed to do to be happy by having a medical operation performed on his body (breaking no laws and probably enduring significant prejudice) met someone he fell in love with and gave birth to a healthy baby who will be raised by two loving parents....they would have us believe that because of this the earth will be bombarded by 100 pound hailstones and pony-sized scorpions?!? I don't know about you, but I would seriously examine my beliefs about a situation if that type of logic is used to justify beliefs similar to mine.
So, let me offer an alternative perspective. Think about what you are using God to justify. Think about how much you love God, how much faith you put in Him and how you think He represents supreme and awesome good. And then look at what you are saying you believe in His honor. That people causing no harm to anyone else deserve to be called "freaks"? That they should be murdered? That one of God's creatures deserves to be treated with this much animosity for bringing another of God's creatures into the world and promising to care for and nurture her? How can you pin that on God? How dare you claim to worship God and then use Him as justification for breaking his laws. God also said "Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you." He also said "thou shalt not kill." Yet we live in a world where God is used to justify the harassment, isolation, torture, rape and murder Transgender people; people who show enough love and passion for the life God has given them to endure financial hardship and the emotional and often physical assaults associated with being Trans. Shame on you for putting that on God. Take responsibility for your own beliefs and consider the possibility that your hateful words and behaviors play a much bigger part in the pain and suffering in the world than one person's choices about themselves and their bodies.
Maybe I'm wrong. But it is also equally possible (and I would argue much more likely) that the people preaching hate on this website are wrong. And think of what is at stake. Reserving judgement from people who are causing no harm to others because you trust that God is a good and loving being seems like a much better risk to take than declaring that you understand God's will enough to justify verbally or physically attacking others He created. I would never pretend to have that much authority.
Please consider what I have said here. Not even for Mr. Beatie, because I am proud to say that he seems like a healthy, happy, powerful Transman who will flourish regardless of how much hatred is sent his way. Please consider my words for the sake of your own souls. Do not under estimate the power of your hatred and really think about whether or not you want that to define you.
Thomas Beatie is not a man and never will be - every cell in her body is genetically that of a female. It is absurd to pretend otherwise. I feel deeply sorry for the poor child and the confusing and sad life ahead.
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If Mr. Beatie had indeed been born a man, biologically and physically, then this would be a story. The fact is, Mr. Beatie is biologically and physically, (at least internally), a woman.
You can't have it both ways, if you believe you are a man, then be a man.
I agree with Fazool, I don't believe they took into consideration what this would do to the child. Kids are cruel, but so are adults.
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I agree with all of you in regards to this being a woman and not a man....what a farce to say he is a man because of hormone treatments, but yet was born female and could bear a child! What hype....a man has a baby....if any one believes that their crazy. In my opinion shes not a man, even though in her mind she is....the world we live in is becoming so demented its scary. I can only hope that this child that she gave birth to will grow up with knowing who is the real mommy?
I agree with all of you in regards to this being a woman and not a man....what a farce to say he is a man because of hormone treatments, but yet was born female and could bear a child! What hype....a man has a baby....if any one believes that their crazy. In my opinion shes not a man, even though in her mind she is....the world we live in is becoming so demented its scary. I can only hope that this child that she gave birth to will grow up with knowing who is the real mommy?
Congratulations! I'm so happy for the Mom and Dad. I hope they do more interviews. And, yes, I'm a bleeding heart liberal. Live and let live! It's nobody's business to judge how this child will be raised or what her life will be like. Many gay couples across America have happy, healthy, well adjusted and openminded children. We need more people like that in this country. Why do people get so caught up in other people's lives? It's really none of your business. Two people who love eachother produced a child. That's not weird, it's just what is. It's normal.
Get your heads out of your collective butts and celebrate! This is a good thing! Teaching children to hate is not.
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If it's none of our business, then they should have kept it out of the media, and in the privacy of their home.
They invited the voice of public opinion when they went public.
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This goes way beyond a gay couple having a baby. Love is love, I agree but this thing is a monster. If she truly wanted to be a man she should have had the reproductive organs removed. Men cannot have babies and neither should she/he/it. It's goes against nature...not God...hear me CLEAR, but nature.
Are you high as you write that? There is nothing normal about that. It is un natural! God didn't create us like that! You must be really blind to see what is happening to our country with ideals like "gay couples are normal". Our country is becoming twisted from this crap.
This is twisted, this is not a man....just because you cut off your breasts and your hair does not make you a man. Theory of Relativism allows people to make such statements as this family is normal however it is not natural for a "man" to have a baby. Therefore whatever you call your self you have female reproductive organs you are woman. There are studies going on right now that show that a child needs a mother and a father....not mother-mother or father-father....if you can't believe that is how God created it....then as science....that is how we oozed out of the slime as man and woman....for a reason.
Let me guess: Do you people also blame rape victims instead of the rapists?
Whether other kids might bully his child is not his responsibility to control. The responsibility lies on the parents of the bullies to not raise nasty children who think that everyone has to be exactly the same or they don't get to exist.
But you guys probably also think it's OK for your little monsters to beat up other little kids for being "sissies" right?
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You are so far off the end of this. How do you equate this story at all with "rape". There is no rape. The only act that is criminal here is the FRAUD being attempted by these idiots. And what is really sad is that the child has to put up with these loonies while she is growing up. If the authorities can jerk 400 kids away from their parents for supposedly child abuse because of their religous affiliation, then most certainly this baby should immediately be removed from any contact, permantly, with these mixed-up, amoral and immoral lunatics.
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Just because you have your breasts removed and take male hormones, that does not make you a man! This person should not be considered the first "man" to give birth to a child. The fact that she kept her female reproductive organs and gave birth naturally, not by c-section, further proves that she is a woman, NOT A MAN! Oprah should be ashamed of herself for promoting this couple. If that's what we're supposed to call them.
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The truth of life is this: We are not all the same. There is a vast array of differences in how we all look, speak, dress, believe, eat, love and live our lives.
And there is NOTHING WRONG with those differences.
If it's not OK to harass someone because he has chosen a non-mainstream religion, then why is it OK to harass someone who has chosen a non-mainstream gender?
No one is getting hurt here. No one. If anyone hurts that child because of who her parents are, it's THAT PERSON'S responsibility for hurting the child. A generation ago, children of mixed-race parents were bullied. And then, as now, it was not the fault of the parents, but of the ignorant and mean bullies themselves.
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"Non-mainstream gender" ??? that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! What does it even mean??
Physiologically there are two genders, male and female. That's it.
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Now you're trying to stuff your morals, or rather lack thereof, down our throat. I'm still laughing, you gotta be kidding, "non-mainstream gender". I think "Tweeners" is more appropriate for what you trying to pass off as OK. Just imagene the fun that Ron White and other comedians are gonna have with this. Geez, Tiria, wake up.
I must agree this thing is NOT a MAN but a woman, I fail to see what is so news worthy as a woman having a baby!! This kind of thing happens ( a woman having a baby) every day come hell or high water!! All I can think is it must have been a really slow news day.
The doctors can remove this and add this but in the end you are the same sex you were born, badly mutilated but still the same sex!! and it doesn't matter how many people tell them that they are different...they're the same just missing a few sundry parts!!!!! and what they do have doesn't work properly and it never will these pathetic people are just making the sick Dr.s richer!! who in their right mind would cut off a perfectly functioning body part????
This is the dumbest story EVER! To claim that he's the first man in history to give birth is ludicrous. He's NOT a man. He wasn't born a man and never will be a man. It's a woman who's had her breasts removed and grown a beard. End of story.
I feel sorry for their child.
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PLEASE--stop calling this "progressing trans-gendered" person a man. Really, I wish the family the best...but really. If she/he was so concerned about "keeping the reproductive organs" intact, then she/he would have kept her breasts, too.
I hope this will be the last news I hear about these people, unless they cure cancer or something newsworthy. Even Oprah couldn't convince me on this one.
Our nation needs to STOP trying to "reassign gender" which is NOT possible. MS. Beatie deserves our compassion because she, in my very strong opinion and in the opinion of many others, apparently has some sort of psychological problem, however, PRETENDING that sex change is possible and using surgery and hormones to try to "reassign gender" is NOT the best way to handle such emotional problems. So called "transgender surgery is EXTREMELY risky and the person still retains the genetics of their gender of origin. If a medical scientist takes a blind sample of Beatie's DNA, that scientist will announce that this person is a FEMALE and, "HERE'S A CLUE", SHE is PREGNANT. There are some people in the general population, comparatively few, rare, who do have some genetic abnormalities but they usually still have the characteristics of a male or female at birth. Some people occasionally are born with malformed genitals but they still have the genetics of a male or female. Now I do not care if Beatie or anyone else like her does not dress in the feminine garb of her gender (or a male dressing as a male), however, medical personnel need to tell a person who desires "gender reassignment" that they need to accept that they are male or female and they need to make reasonable adjustments in their own mind to accept this. They don't have to go around dressing and acting like a woman, if they are female, or dressing and acting like a male if they are male, but they SHOULD accept that they ARE male or female and NOT try to "change genders". Instead of giving a person hormones of the desired gender and doing surgery on them, it would be far better for them and for our society for psychotherapy to be developed, and psychiatric techniques developed which would help this person accept that she IS a female and, even if she is not a "girly girl", to deal with the world as a female. She could be a "tom boy", as some females used to be called - female yet not being a "girly girl", so to speak. However, this business of trying to "reassign gender" and to pretend that someone is of one gender when they are actually of another gender needs to STOP! It is not mentally healthy for the individual or for society. I wish Ms. Beatie well, however, I feel strongly that for her own good and for the good of society (as well as for the good of any child which may be born) that she needs to accept that she is a female and not try to be a male (doesn't have to wear dresses and put on makeup, etc, but SHOULD just ACCEPT that she is a female).
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