The Beatie Babies: How it Came to This

If you've turned on the TV or surfed the news lately, it's hard to miss the press on the Beatie family and their children. Thomas Beatie, born female, became a male legally after taking hormone therapy and removing his breasts. His female partner inseminated him so that he could give birth to a child (and now a second child). It is wonderful that society is accepting a new and unusual situation as this one.

I can't help but wonder how pressured Mr. Beatie must have felt as a young woman to fit into a specific feminine role, that she decided to become male outwardly (at least from the waist up). We need to acknowledge that males and females have varying degrees and ranges of femininity/masculinity and different role needs. Had Mr. Beatie initially been accepted as a masculine female and remained female, a trinogamous relationship would have allowed the Beatie's to have the family they desired, naturally.

Prop 8 passes in CA, a step backwards for Trinogamy

Overall the election resulted in very favorable outcomes, with one exception - a certain forgotten minority, namely GLBT persons and their partners. Not allowing marriage, civil unions, or other benefits (adoption of children, etc.) for gay/bi couples is a step in the wrong direction for America.

How are we to progress as a society if our relationships cannot progress to be flexible and reflect our new family values? How can we respect a president of a different race if we cannot even respect our friends and neighbors enough to grant them the same basic rights as everyone else?

As for Trinogamy, it will take years once same-sex unions are recognized before the majority of Americans will accept committed relationships between three people. We have a long way to go, but I am confident that things will turn back in the right direction soon!