Pregnant Man, Thomas Beatie On Oprah Winfrey Show

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Thomas Beatie now, about five months pregnant insists his pregnancy is real and claims he is "perfectly capable" of giving birth - despite years of hormone treatments to make him a male.

Beatie will emerge from hiding tomorrow after reportedly striking a deal with US chat show host Oprah Winfrey to appear on her daytime show. "I'm a person and I have the right to have my own biological child," he tells her in an excerpt of the show. He and his wife Nancy, 45, are said to show off his prominent bump on the Oprah show and maintain he is expecting a baby girl in July. "Who hires a surrogate if they are capable of carrying their own child?" he says.

Doubts continue to surround the bizarre story, which was revealed in a gay magazine alongside photos of Beatie's growing stomach. Sceptics claim it is a hoax. Doctors, however, have confirmed that Beatie's pregnancy is possible. Although, he legally became a man after undergoing a sex-change operation, Beatie still kept his female reproductive organs.

The couple are believed to be on holiday in Hawaii. They lived in Honolulu - where Beatie was formerly known as Tracy Lagondino - before moving to Oregon two years ago.

Neighbors say the deal with Oprah includes an agreement that they will not grant any other interviews until after the show has aired. With his wife unable to conceive because of a hysterectomy after an illness, Beatie claimed he stopped taking his testosterone injections and started getting periods again after an eight-year break.

He used a sperm donor to get pregnant using a home insemination kit. He even told The Advocate, a magazine for gays, lesbians and transgender people, that he fell pregnant earlier with triplets but they had to be aborted because of dangerous complications. But he admitted that he and his wife are in uncharted territory and that they have faced opposition from family, friends and the medical profession.

"Wanting a biological child is neither a male nor a female desire but a human desire," Beatie said.

Friends of the couple say they were shocked by Beatie's decision to become a man. As a woman he had campaigned rigorously for same-sex marriage. Friend Hans Anderson, 50, said: "I was surprised because Tracy always seemed happy as a lesbian with partner Nancy."

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