God. Real. Right.

Can a woman have surgery so that she appears to be a man? Yes. Can she take hormones and suppressants so that she appears even more to be a man? Yes. Can a culture decide it wants to use the word “man” to describe people who work really hard at appearing to be a man? Unfortunately, yes.
But can a man stop taking hormone therapy and then naturally produce an egg to combine with another man’s gametes and end up with an embryo? No. Only a woman who has worked really hard at appearing to be a man to the point where her culture was willing to call her a man can do so.
The New York Times (click here for the article) thinks the “pregnant man–’Mr.’ Beatie”–described in their story has “powered past traditional definitions of gender.” But notice that the entire Read the rest of this entry »