Thomas Beatie

Art

Picture It: Extreme Bodies of Work

Sculptor Marc Quinn, famous for immortalizing Kate Moss in bronze, births a new exhibit in London on Friday.


Sculptor Marc Quinn, famous for immortalizing Kate Moss in bronze, births a new exhibit in London on Friday. Entitled "Allanah, Buck, Catman, Chelsea, Michael, Pamela and Thomas," the show examines extreme body transformations.

Bronze, silver, and marble sculptures depict pregnant man Thomas Beatie, Pamela Anderson, Michael Jackson, and Allanah Starr, a transgendered porn actress with a highly feminine figure and male genitalia. According to the White Cube gallery write-up, Quinn is fascinated by "the public's obsession with the body . . . and how this obsession has led some people to alter their bodies in increasingly extreme ways." You know you want to see more, so read more

News

Surprise! Barbara Walters Finds Obama Most Fascinating

President-elect Barack Obama has topped Barbara Walters's list of the Most Fascinating People of 2008.

President-elect Barack Obama has topped Barbara Walters's list of the Most Fascinating People of 2008. The ABC special aired last night, and last year the honor of Most Fascinating Person went to Harry Potter author JK Rowling. While many people probably agree that Obama is the most fascinating figure of the year, it's somewhat surprising that his opponent John McCain did not make the list.

The complete list includes:

  1. Barack Obama
  2. Tom Cruise
  3. Sarah Palin
  4. Frank Langella
  5. Thomas Beatie
  6. Rush Limbaugh
  7. Tina Fey
  8. Miley Cyrus
  9. Michael Phelps
  10. Will Smith

Do you find the people on this list fascinating? Anyone you'd like to sub in?

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Celebrity Babies

Thomas Beatie Is Pregnant Again!

Thomas Beatie, the man who gained fame by giving birth to a baby girl with his wife, Nancy, is expecting again.

Thomas Beatie, the man who gained fame by giving birth to a baby girl with his wife, Nancy, is expecting again. He told Barbara Walters that this baby is due on June 12, almost a year after his daughter, Susan, was born. Congratulations to the growing family.

Poll

Will You Watch Thomas Beatie on Friday?

When he first announced his pregnancy to the world, most everyone doubted Thomas Beatie's true story.

When he first announced his pregnancy to the world, most everyone doubted Thomas Beatie's true story. A woman who underwent a sex change operation to legally become a man, Mr. Beatie kept his internal female organs in the event that he might want to bear children some day.

Only 20 percent of you said you were interested in reading his book. This Friday, he and his wife Nancy are chatting with Barbara Walters and sharing intimate details, video, and photos of their birth experience. It's one show I will not miss. Will you?

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Buzz News Roundup, 7/11

A UK production company has bought the rights to make an hour-long documentary about the "Pregnant Man" Thomas Beatie, Variety reports.

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Pregnancy

Would You Buy the Pregnant Man's Book?

Since announcing his pregnancy, I've been fascinated by transgender man, Thomas Beatie.

Since announcing his pregnancy, I've been fascinated by transgender man, Thomas Beatie. Until he appeared on Oprah to tell his unique story, many were convinced the tale was a hoax. But, more than the biology of the situation, I've been captivated by the intense reactions people have had to his decision to have a child.

Whether it will be a best–seller remains to be seen, but Thomas Beatie is penning his memoirs in a book titled Love Makes a Family: A Memoir of Hardship, Healing and an Extraordinary Pregnancy.

Would you buy the expectant man's book?
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Oprah

Pregnant Man Tells His Story to the World

As many of you know, Thomas Beatie, also known as the transgender pregnant man, appeared with his wife, Nancy, on Oprah yesterday to share their story with the world.

As many of you know, Thomas Beatie, also known as the transgender pregnant man, appeared with his wife, Nancy, on Oprah yesterday to share their story with the world.

For the people who anticipated a freak show, it was anything but as the loving couple chatted with Oprah about their decision to have a baby and to make it public. Adding even more normalcy, Nancy's two daughters from a previous marriage were there supporting their mama and step–dad.

To read more about the story, read more