Originally Posted by mojo (Post 1896304)

I watched it. I will be honest, before I saw it I was a little icked out, but there were so many rumors etc. flying around I didn't really know what to expect.
Now that I have seen it, I think they will be loving parents and after all, that is what is important.

I really don't get why they are saying he is a man though. He has taken testosterone which enlarged the clitoris into a small penis, but I don't think there was any surgery there and I believe he still has a vagina????? Is that right?? He has been off of testosterone for 2 years and hormones are back to female now, so how is that a man having a baby?
I really feel so much more open and less judgemental now that I have seen it, I am just a bit confused.

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy (Post 1896339)

I don't think he could legally be a man as I believe it requires removal of the female reproductive organs before someone can legally change their sex. I really think the whole situation is really odd...I do think that child will be teased as it gets older. Its peers will know...this story has been big in the news. I just think it's really really strange.. I know we don't all have the same moral or religious beliefs...I don't think it's about being "close-minded"..I believe its what we feel is right and wrong

Originally Posted by mojo (Post 1896354)

Still confused. He is legally a man as they are legally married. But they inseminated him at home, so definately a woman. :confused:

Originally Posted by MeganS (Post 1896196)

The thing is, the child probably won't care as long as it is something that is talked about and not just flung on them one day, "Oh, you're dad's a woman." If the baby is brought up knowing what her dad's story is, then she probably won't care. Its the same with kids who grow up in households where the parents are same sex. If they're around that kind of thing since birth and its talked about, then they probably won't think its weird.

It all depends on how the kid finds out. If they just tell her one day, then yeah she'll probably be kind of screwed up. But if she is brought up knowing about the whole thing, then its different.

Have you guys read "A Child Called It?" That is something to complain about. a loving pair of parents having a child and raising it with love is NOT something to complain about.

I don't agree with publicising it for a scientific discovery, because it isn't one. But I also don't agree with people "ewwwing" that he married a woman. If you don't agree with same-sex marriage, that's your personal opinion and I'll respect it. But please, don't feel the need to say things like "ew" and "nasty." I hear enough of that nonsense in my high school whenever the word "gay" is mentioned. :rolleyes:

This is my opinion, of course. But I really wish society was more open minded. If anything will screw up the kid, its the fact that society is not tolerant of ANYONE who is "different."

Originally Posted by Bonnie's Mom (Post 1894677)

I don't have a problem at all with 2 parents who love each other having a kid. I just think it is ridiculous that they are acting like a man is pregnant. She is not a man...that is all I'm saying. Surely you agree with that?

Originally Posted by Grannyb (Post 1894666)

Originally Posted by MeganS (Post 1896196)

The thing is, the child probably won't care as long as it is something that is talked about and not just flung on them one day, "Oh, you're dad's a woman." If the baby is brought up knowing what her dad's story is, then she probably won't care. Its the same with kids who grow up in households where the parents are same sex. If they're around that kind of thing since birth and its talked about, then they probably won't think its weird.

It all depends on how the kid finds out. If they just tell her one day, then yeah she'll probably be kind of screwed up. But if she is brought up knowing about the whole thing, then its different.

Have you guys read "A Child Called It?" That is something to complain about. a loving pair of parents having a child and raising it with love is NOT something to complain about.

I don't agree with publicising it for a scientific discovery, because it isn't one. But I also don't agree with people "ewwwing" that he married a woman. If you don't agree with same-sex marriage, that's your personal opinion and I'll respect it. But please, don't feel the need to say things like "ew" and "nasty." I hear enough of that nonsense in my high school whenever the word "gay" is mentioned. :rolleyes:

This is my opinion, of course. But I really wish society was more open minded. If anything will screw up the kid, its the fact that society is not tolerant of ANYONE who is "different."

Originally Posted by Mayas Mommy (Post 1897250)

:thumbup: I think the same way .... it's discusting .......

Originally Posted by vainchick5 (Post 1897374)

Glad I'm not the only one who still appreciates family values :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Mayas Mommy (Post 1897250)

:thumbup: I think the same way .... it's discusting .......

Originally Posted by Bonnie's Mom (Post 1894630)

I personally don't see why they are acting like it is some medical breakthrough :rolleyes: This is NOT a man that is pregnant...this is a WOMAN who wants to live like a man. I think she had her breasts removed but that is as far as she went medically as far as becoming a man. Every time I hear them talking about it on TV I just :rolleyes: And yes, that poor kid :(

So basically to sum it up :cool: This is a woman that looks like a man and wants people to think she is a man and she is pregnant ~ no miracle ~ no scientific breakthrough ~ nothing to see here :D