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| Thomas Beatie |
Two years ago, Thomas Beatie, legally a man in the state of Oregon, made headlines all over the world when it was confirmed that he had actually been born a she, still had female reproductive organs and was, therefore, pregnant.
Raised in Hawaii, he spent the first two decades of his life as Tracy Lagondino, a Girl Scout, former model and finalist in a Miss Hawaii Teen USA pageant. Beatie told PEOPLE that he began to dress and live as a man in his 20s, in time officially changing his gender on his passport and driver's license. – he undergo "gender reassignment" surgery and having his breasts removed.
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Beatie as Tracy Lagondino He began taking male hormones several years ago, legally changed his gender and grew a wispy beard. However, he retained his female reproductive organs so he could one day become pregnant. In 2003, he legally married Nancy, a divorced mother of two who had had a hysterectomy as a result of endometriosis. He and Nancy, who run a screen-printing business, have been together for 10 years and married for five. He chose to become pregnant because his wife Nancy was infertile, doing so with cryogenic donated sperm and a syringe, at home. Beatie gave birth to a girl named Susan Juliette Beatie on June 29, 2008. |
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| Beatie with his daughter Susan Juliette Beatie |
