When Oprah gets involved, people get famous. And
in the case of transgender man Thomas Beattie, the results of this fame
are, so far, neither forture nor glory. Since Beattie first wrote about
his unorthodox decision to stop taking testosterone and become pregnant because
his wife is unable to carry a child, the media has (unsurprisingly) had a
field day with what quickly became dubbed the “pregnant man” story. The Oprah Winfrey Show, the BBC, Good Morning America, and People are only a few of the mainstream outlets to cover Beattie's pregnancy.
According to an
update from The Advocate—the LGBT magazine
that broke Beattie’s story—not everyone in the transgender community is pleased
with Beattie’s decision to go public.
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