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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

If he didn't change anything "down there" then how can he legally be a man and legally married to a[nother] biological woman? I'm totally un-knowledgeable in this area.

Legal change of status required one of the three possible surgeries, and Thomas had his breasts removed. Genital surgery is not required (and often messes up more than it fixes).

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The headline should have been "Transgender Person Pregnant."

I do agree there. Media sucks. A lot.

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

However, it would seem to me that if you want to remain a viable mother then you want to be a woman.

I think the issue was more of expediency than of wanting to be a mother. He wants to be a father. I think they would have difficulty adopting, so "being [his] own surrogate" is a sure way of ensuring parental rights in the future.

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

What is the law in California on defining men and women for marriage? Military service? Affirmative action? Is it based on chromosomes? Parts?

I think if we based gender status on chromosomes a lot of us would be very surprised. I'm not actually sure what the legal status is based on. I'm just glad I was born with the bits that match my sense of myself. Not everybody is so lucky.