Is Thomas Beatie really the worlds first pregnant man?

While I normally commend Oprah for choosing interesting and edgy topics for her show, calling Thomas Beatie the worlds 'first pregnant man' is an attention grabbing misnomer.

Regardless of Beatie's opinion on his own gender identity, he is still biologically a woman, and therefore very understandably capable of carrying a child. While his relationship and lifestyle may be unconventional, the pregnancy itself is nothing out of the ordinary. Artificial insemination is quite common for lesbian couples nowadays, and Thomas Beatie's situation is no exception. 

While Thomas Beatie may consider himself to be a man by Gender, his sex is still female, and so he is not the world's first pregnant man. And although Beatie and his wife do not consider themselves to be a lesbian couple, their chosen method of reproduction is not really out of the ordinary. 

Aside from the fact that the child's father is transgendered (something that is also not completely uncommon), this situation is not groundbreaking for the transgendered community. 

A more important issue to raise is whether or not it would be possible to ensure that there is no discrimination taking place with regards to Beatie's medical treatment.