The growing divide between anatomy and destiny

TwinCities.com – By Ellen Goodman

Boston – One of the expressions my grandmother uttered with feeling and frequency was that ‘one man should have one baby.’ I never knew if this was a wish or a curse, but I’m pretty sure she never imagined Thomas Beatie.

For those of you who do not watch Oprah or read tabloids, Beatie is “The World’s First Pregnant Man.” While the title of “first” is in dispute, Beatie is certainly the most public transgender poster parent to have a baby bump plastered across the media.