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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Of course it's not a "man" having a baby; it's a transgendered male having a baby. Technically speaking, it's a female reproducing. Gender-wise, he's a man.
This is about the difference between sex and gender.
The media can have its fun with it, but look at the heart of the issue.
He identifies himself as a man, so it's a man having the baby. The pregnancy and birthing will only be one part of having this child.
The child will know him as a man.
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(Talking about gender identity vs. biological sex makes me nostalgic for my days in the anthropology department.....)
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