Transgender man gives birth to baby boy. âLove is possible â he says. So is âbeing a loving family.â
Trystan Reese
Trystan Reese   a transgender man  gave birth to a healthy boy on July 14 in Portland  Ore. (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)
 Trystan Reese  and  his  partner  Biff Chaplow  were already seasoned parents when they decided last year that they wanted another child.
Years earlier  they had adopted Chaplowâs niece and nephew after his sister was no longer able to take care of them. They raised the two children as their own  bringing them up in Los Angeles  where  Reese  and Chaplow worked in nonprofits  then moving the family to Portland  Ore.  where they live now.
Adoption was a taxing process   Reese  said  and learning how to care for two toddlers ushered in a suite of new challenges and lifestyle changes  as it does for any parent. But it was also eye-opening.
âAfter the dust settled  I just realized how much I loved our kids â  Reese  told The Washington Post  âand how much room there was in our life for our family to grow.â
After trying for several months   Reese   a transgender man  got pregnant. And just weeks ago  he gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
 Reese  and Chaplow documented the pregnancy in blog posts and on social media  hoping to demystify what it means for a transgender man to give birth and to create a new sense of normalcy for people in similar situations.
 Reese  and Chaplow  perhaps more than anything else  want to make one thing clear: They are not the first. Far from it.
âPeople get the idea that this was some experiment that we embarked on â  Reese  said  adding that  he  watched friends go through the same process after transitioning. âThis is tested ground. This is something that has been done in a very safe and healthy way. Weâre loath to be put in that pioneer category.â
[TGT] gave birth to a healthy boy on July 14 in Portland  Ore. (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)
 Trystan Reese  and  his  partner  Biff Chaplow  were already seasoned parents when they decided last year that they wanted another child.
Years earlier  they had adopted Chaplowâs niece and nephew after his sister was no longer able to take care of them. They raised the two children as their own  bringing them up in Los Angeles  where  Reese  and Chaplow worked in nonprofits  then moving the family to Portland  Ore.  where they live now.
Adoption was a taxing process    [TGT] said  and learning how to care for two toddlers ushered in a suite of new challenges and lifestyle changes  as it does for any parent. But it was also eye-opening.
âAfter the dust settled  I just realized how much I loved our kids â   [TGT] told The Washington Post  âand how much room there was in our life for our family to grow.â
After trying for several months   Reese   a transgender man  got pregnant. And just weeks ago  he gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
  [TGT] and Chaplow documented the pregnancy in blog posts and on social media  hoping to demystify what it means for a transgender man to give birth and to create a new sense of normalcy for people in similar situations.
  [TGT] and Chaplow  perhaps more than anything else  want to make one thing clear: They are not the first. Far from it.
âPeople get the idea that this was some experiment that we embarked on â   [TGT] said  adding that   [TGT]   watched friends go through the same process after transitioning. âThis is tested ground. This is something that has been done in a very safe and healthy way. Weâre loath to be put in that pioneer category.â