Thomas Beatie
Auteur van Labor of Love: The Story of One Man's Extraordinary Pregnancy
Over de Auteur
Thomas Beatie is owner of Define Normal Clothing Company in Bend, Oregon.
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Beatie, Thomas
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Beatie, Thomas Trace
- Geboortedatum
- 1974
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Hawaii, USA
Bend, Oregon, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA - Agent
- Andrea Barzvi
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Labor of Love: The Story of One Man's Extraordinary… door Thomas Beatie
Although not as well written as I had hoped, I still am glad I read Beatie's story. What a life. It is too bad that since having three children with his wife, Nancy, they are now separated, apparently due to his wife's alcoholism and violence associated with it. It is a bittersweet story, and certainly shows how one person's chosen path in life can unwittingly offend others. Even the transgender community was not as supportive as I would have thought they should have been when his story broke in the news. I hope his continuing life path is better.… (meer)
A provocative autobiography by a transman. The central question Beatie raises is what makes a person a man. This is often a major theme in memoirs by trans people; the twist here is that Beatie carries a child after having transitioned to being male. This gives the question of gender a very interesting spin and a particular urgency: How does the medical establishment respond? What privacy and control do Beatie and his partner relinquish in order to have a child? Should medical forms for pregnancies not assume that the person giving birth is female? How does the reader understand a pregnant man? I was much more taken by this autobiography than I thought I would be. The title and summary concerned me, in that it seemed like a schtick. a way to distinguish his book from those of other trans people. It's a measure of Beatie's ability to describe his experiences and decision-making that by the end I largely admire this narrative.… (meer)
I really enjoyed this fast paced, well written book, which explains why Thomas Beatie and his wife, Nancy, decided to bring a child into this world, using Thomas' reproductive organs, after he had transitioned from a woman to a man. From teenage beauty queen to muscle-bound young man, learning about his gender identity journey was interesting. I wish this family nothing but the best and have no doubt that all of their children (I believe they have 2 now) will be well taken care of and loved.
Statistieken
- Werken
- 1
- Leden
- 70
- Populariteit
- #248,179
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 3