the buzz log

There's a man in Oregon who's eating for two. Thomas Beattie, a transgender male, lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Nancy. When Beattie went through the process of becoming a man, he kept his female reproductive parts. Now, he's pregnant with the couple's baby—and Buzz is aglow with the news.

On Monday, a Boing Boing post on the story surfaced in Buzz. It quotes Beattie and offers a photo of him with what looks like an expectant (and hairy) belly. Today, The Huffington Post covered the fertile tale. The author, Verena von Pfetten, linked to other instances of male pregnancy. "Think this is strange?" she queried, "Think again." It turns out seahorses do it all the time.

Finally, ABC emerged with an article. The piece investigates the story, interviews Thomas Beattie's surprised neighbors, and confirms that, yes, Virginia, this is possible.

All this topsy turvy procreation has sparked the interest of searchers. Yesterday, we logged spikes in "pregnant man" and "oregon man pregnant." Frankly, that's enough for us. We don't need to see "man morning sickness" or "oregon man stretch marks," thank you for much. The baby is due in July. Congratultions, Thomas!