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Thomas Trace Beatie (born Tracy Lehuanani LaGondino; January 20, 1974) is a public speaker, author, and advocate for transgender and sexuality issues with a focus on trans fertility and reproductive rights. Beatie, a trans man, had gender reassignment surgery in 2002 and became known as 'The Pregnant Man' after he became pregnant through artificial insemination in 2007. Beatie chose to become pregnant because his wife Nancy was infertile, doing so with cryogenic donated sperm.〔Thomas Beatie, "Labor of Love: Is society ready for this pregnant husband?", ''[]'', hardcopy version April 8, 2008, p. 24.〕〔[http://www.laboroflove.tv Labor of Love website].〕 Beatie's first pregnancy resulted in an ectopic pregnancy with triplets, requiring emergency surgery and resulting in the loss of all three fetuses. Beatie has since given birth to three children. The couple filed for divorce in 2012. The Beatie case is the first of its kind on record, where a documented legal male gave birth within a traditional marriage to a woman, and for the first time, a court challenged a marriage where the husband gave birth. == Early life == Born Tracy Lehuanani LaGondino, Beatie was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, the first of two children. His mother was from San Francisco, and of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent. His father, of Korean and Filipino descent, was born and raised in Hawaii.〔''Labor of Love: The Story of One Man's Extraordinary Pregnancy'', by Thomas Beatie, Seal Press, Hardcover 2008; First Paper Edition August 25, 2009 ISBN 978-1-58005-300-6〕 As a teenager, Beatie was a female model and Miss Teen Hawaii USA pageant finalist.〔("Barbara Walters Exclusive: Pregnant Man Expecting Second Child" ) abcnew.go.com, November 13, 2008.〕 He appeared regularly on the nationally televised aerobics workout series and video, ''Basic Training'' with Ada Janklowicz,〔(Basic Training with Ada "The Workout" ) YouTube., Originally posted Monday April 4, 2011.〕 and later became a competitive bodybuilder.〔("The Pregnant Man: I Was a Female Bodybuilder" ) tmz.com. July 28, 2011〕 In 1996, Beatie graduated from the University of Hawaii with a bachelor's degree in Health Science (Pre-med) and later pursued an Executive MBA. In 1997, he founded Define Normal, a progressive clothing company, which has since expanded in federal trademark to film and video production.〔(Tradename search for Define Normal ) uspto.gov〕 He competed in full-contact fighting and was a black belt and tournament champion in www.tmz.com/2011/07/28/the-pregnant-man-thomas-beatie-female-bodybuilder/ "The Pregnant Man: I Was a Female Bodybuilder"] tmz.com. July 28, 2011〕 In 1996, Beatie graduated from the University of Hawaii with a bachelor's degree in Health Science (Pre-med) and later pursued an Executive MBA. In 1997, he founded Define Normal, a progressive clothing company, which has since expanded in federal trademark to film and video production.〔(Tradename search for Define Normal ) uspto.gov〕 He competed in full-contact fighting and was a black belt and tournament champion in Taekwondo.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Beatie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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