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American writer

Trystan Reese (born 1982) is a Canadian writer based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publicizing his experience with pregnancy as a transgender man. He was one of many transgender men in the world to give birth during the 2010s.

Biography

Trystan Reese, who was assigned female at birth, began masculinizing hormone therapy in the 2000s. He married Biff Chaplow in 2013. The couple adopted Chaplow's niece and nephew but also wanted biological children. Reese paused his hormone therapy to become pregnant, but experienced a miscarriage. However, Reese became pregnant again, and gave birth to a son in 2017 after undergoing a "textbook pregnancy".

The couple has documented their pregnancy journey to dispel myths and promote acceptance. In 2021, Reese published a memoir recounting his experience. In 2022, Reese and Chaplow collaborated on a children's book detailing their family's experiences with pregnancy. It was published by Flamingo Rampant.

Books

  • 2021, How We Do Family. From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned about Love and LGBTQ Parenthood. ISBN 978-1-61519-757-6.
  • 2022, The Light Of You. ISBN 978-1-99915-626-8.

See also

References

  1. ^ "He Became Known as the 'Pregnant Man.' Now Trystan Reese Tells His Story About Trans Pregnancy". Pride Source. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ Hanawalt, Zara (2024-05-18). "How Trystan Reese Navigated Pregnancy as a Transgender Man". Parents. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Why Two Dads Face Down Transphobia to Share Their Family Journey: 'It's Life-Changing for People'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ Hawkins, Derek (2017-08-02). "Transgender man gives birth to baby boy. 'Love is possible,' he says. So is 'being a loving family.'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Portland transgender man gives birth to baby boy". ABC7 Los Angeles. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ Reese, Trystan (2022). The Light Of You. Flamingo Rampant (published March 2022). ISBN 978-1999156268.
  7. Reese, Trystan (29 June 2021). How We Do Family: From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned about Love and LGBTQ Parenthood. The Experiment, LLC. ISBN 978-1-61519-757-6. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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