Independence Day
In 2008, after two years of failing to make a child organically, we learned the doom Kathy had already been feeling for more than a year was justified: I was diagnosed with male-factor infertility. Our only real chance to move forward would be in vitro fertilization. We couldn’t afford it; we couldn’t afford not to do it. One way we tried to work through that diagnosis, our anger, and our options was to start a secret infertility blog, “Less Than a Million.” This post and what comments from 2008 that are attached to it come from that blog.—gb
Better late than never: Thomas Beatie, the recently pregnant transgender man, gave birth to a baby girl on July 4. Meanwhile, Thomas Rogers’s overview of both the media coverage and the reactions to Beatie’s story from the transgender community is really interesting.
Comments
July 09, 2008
kathy / Jul 9, 06:12 PM
You know, I\'ve been wondering why I can\'t find this story interesting, when clearly it\'s caught the attention (to put it lightly) of so many, including yourself.I decided today that I just can\'t be surprised at the lengths that anyone would go to in order to have a baby--not after what we\'ve been through so far. So the guy\'s gone through any number of procedures and drugs and faced the cruelty of a judgmental society in order to establish his male gender identity, only to screw it all up by becoming pregnant...But, hey, these people really wanted a baby, and he still had the equipment to make it happen.
So, I say, more power to them. Hopefully, they can deal with the publicity they\'ve (apparently) invited. That seems like the hardest thing of all.
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