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New Mom is 60, New Dad is Blind - And That's The Least of Their Worries

JeanneSager — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:16:00 GMT

The parents of a newborn baby girl in Bihar, India have taken their lumps and come out swinging. New mom Chandan Devi is 60 years old. Her husband, Kari Ram, is blind. And the couple is living in a relief camp after their village was flooded.

The baby girl, the first for Devi and Ram, is being regarded as a miracle and attracting hundreds of visitors to the camp. Bihar is one of the poorest areas in India, and life only got harder when monsoon rains decimated the area. More than 1,500 people were killed, millions left without homes.

Last month, government officials announced they would be giving additional monies to mothers who gave birth in the relief camps where the displaced are living. As their baby was a girl, Devi and Ram qualify for a higher payout than they would have received for a boy baby.

Image: DesiMums

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"Pregnant Man" Beattie Loves the Limelight

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:50:00 GMT

I am becoming increasingly convinced that Thomas Beattie (better known as the “pregnant man”) is a bit of a publicity whore. This isn’t necessarily a problem, so long as the publicity he seeks does more good than harm for the transgender community—and for his daughter, born on June 29.

In the latest Beattie media frenzy, September Films, a London firm, has beat out four other production companies in winning the rights to make a documentary telling Beattie’s story. The hourlong film will air on Channel 4, with rights to the film licensed globally. The Discovery Channel is currently seeking exclusive U.S. rights.

With his Oprah appearance, his memoir-in-progress (including tales of participating in beauty pageants in his youth), and now this film, Beattie seems keen on maintaining a large spot in the limelight. This is certainly not unusual in these days of reality TV and "It Happened to Me" bestsellers, but it becomes a bit more complicated when there is a child involved. I just hope the widespread publicity of Beattie’s unusual situation helps establish more tolerance for transgender folks and their children, not more hatred.

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