Trystan Reese

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Trystan Reese (born 1982{{cite web |title=He Became Known as the 'Pregnant Man.' Now Trystan Reese Tells His Story About Trans Pregnancy. |url=https://pridesource.com/article/he-became-known-as-the-pregnant-man-now-trystan-reese-tells-his-story-about-trans-pregnancy |website=Pride Source |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=en |date=7 September 2021}}) is a Canadian writer based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publicizing his experience with pregnancy as a transgender man.{{cite web |last=Hanawalt |first=Zara |date=2024-05-18 |title=How Trystan Reese Navigated Pregnancy as a Transgender Man |url=https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/everything-pregnancy/transgender-man-gives-birth-to-healthy-baby-talks-navigating/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=Parents |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Why Two Dads Face Down Transphobia to Share Their Family Journey: 'It's Life-Changing for People' |url=https://people.com/human-interest/trystan-reese-biff-chaplow-share-family-story/ |website=Peoplemag |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=en}} He was one of a number of transgender men to receive news coverage for giving birth in the 2010s.

Biography

Trystan Reese, who was assigned female at birth, began masculinizing hormone therapy in the 2000s.{{cite web |date=2017-08-01 |title=Portland transgender man gives birth to baby boy |url=https://abc7.com/man-gives-birth-pregnant-transgender-trystan-reese/2266042/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}} He married Biff Chaplow in 2013. The couple adopted Chaplow's niece and nephew but also wanted biological children.{{cite news |last=Hawkins |first=Derek |date=2017-08-02 |title=Transgender man gives birth to baby boy. 'Love is possible,' he says. So is 'being a loving family.' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/02/transgender-man-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-love-is-possible-he-says-so-is-being-a-loving-family/ |access-date=25 September 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=}} 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.{{Cite book |last=Reese |first=Trystan |title=The Light Of You |publisher=Flamingo Rampant |year=2022 |isbn=978-1999156268 |publication-date=March 2022}}

Books

2021, How We Do Family. From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned about Love and LGBTQ Parenthood.{{cite book |last1=Reese |first1=Trystan |title=How We Do Family: From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned about Love and LGBTQ Parenthood |date=29 June 2021 |publisher=The Experiment, LLC |isbn=978-1-61519-757-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SI_4DwAAQBAJ |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=en}} ISBN 978-1-61519-757-6.
2022, The Light Of You. ISBN 978-1-99915-626-8.