A transgender man has given birth to a child five years after having his first child while living as a woman, according to The Independent.
Sullivan already has one child, five-year-old Grayson, with his ex-husband. Grayson was born while Sullivan was living as a woman before transitioning.
In giving birth to his new baby, Phoenix – a healthy child Sullivan underwent a C-section after seven days in labour.
Phoenix was conceived with Sullivan’s partner Steven, 27, after Sullivan took a break from male hormones. The birth comes four years after Sullivan, began his transition from female to male.
Sullivan says he did receive lots of attention when pregnant, including some abuse online, but he wanted to break the stigma around trans parenthood.
“The moment the baby came out and I got to hear them cry was indescribable,” Sullivan said. “It’s incredible to think that I had made this little human.
“The connection I’ve felt to them throughout my pregnancy has been an incredible privilege and the last nine months have brought my partner and I so close together.”
Sullivan added that he refused to engage with people who were “perturbed” by the idea of him giving birth.
