LGBT Parent Newsmakers of the Year
Filed by: Dana Rudolph
December 27, 2008 2:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/12/lgbt_parent_newsmakers_of_the_year.phpWho were the LGBT parents who made headlines this year in mainstream or LGBT news? Here are my top individuals or couples, in alphabetic (not rank) order. (This started as a top-ten list, but outgrew that appellation by a bit. Consider it a holiday bonus.)
Thomas Beatie, a transgender man, caused a stir across the country when he announced his pregnancy. He was not the first transgender man to give birth, but the publicity he generated, including an appearance on Oprah, made him the first trans parent many
Americans had seen. Despite the tabloid headlines, he may have opened some eyes about what it means both to be a parent and to be trans. He gave birth to a girl in July and confirmed his second pregnancy in November.
