At the announcement of their third child in 2010, Thomas and wife Nancy revealed their joy at the imminent new addition to their ever-expanding family. Source: Splash News Australia
Thomas Beatie showed off his new bump with wife Nancy when the pair revealed they were expecting their third child in 2010. Source: Splash News Australia
The first picture that revealed Thomas Beatie, the so-called pregnant man, in 2008. Source: AP
LIFE has not got any easier for the world's first pregnant man.
In fact, it just got a whole lot more complicated.
Thomas Beatie, the man who became famous for giving birth to all three of his children while legally a man, was denied a divorce from his wife last week because the state of Arizona does not recognise same-sex marriage.
This is where it starts to get complicated, so let's rewind to where it all began; conception.
At the time he was married to a woman by the name of Nancy Beatie; it was when the couple found out she was infertile that Thomas decided to fall pregnant.
The thing is, he was born a she.
Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie with Nancy in happier times. Source: Supplied
Born Tracy Lagondino in 1974, Thomas was legally registered as a male in 2002 when he had sex-reassignment surgery in Hawaii, where he and Nancy were also married.
His female reproductive organs were kept intact but underwent a double mastectomy to remove his breasts.
The couple welcomed their first child, Susan Juliette Beatie, on June 29 that year.
In June 2009 came their second child, a son by the name of Austin Alexander Beatie and in July 2010, Thomas gave birth to their third child, Jensen James Beatie.
But by 2012 things weren't so peachy and Thomas announced his separation to Nancy publicy via TV show, The Doctors.
"Like all marriages, we have our ups and downs, and we're going through a rough patch right now. At the moment, we're separated."
He also announced he had undergone phalloplasty, where an artificial penis is attached to the body.
"Nancy hasn't seen the new me yet," he said at the time.
A year on divorce proceedings are well underway, but Arizona State seems somewhat unsure what to do about this awkward situation.
Beatie had legal documentation that identified him as a man when he married Nancy in Hawaii nine years ago, yet Maricopa County Family Court Judge Douglas Gerlach believed there was inadequate proof he was officially a man when they married.
And by proof, we mean a penis.
An Arizona judge says the union of Thomas and Nancy Beatie may not legally vaild since the state does not recognise same-sex marriage. Source: AP
"Parties have failed to show that the word 'man' in the state constitution means anything different from its plain, ordinary meaning, which by any generally accepted definition or reputable dictionary excludes people capable of giving birth," Gerlach wrote, dismissing the case for a lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, Nancy is also likely to join Thomas in the judge's ruling. Her attorney, David Higgins, had this to say:
"The decision is a two edged sword for Nancy. Obviously she is very disappointed the judge did not find the marriage to be valid.
"She understood herself to be married, believed Thomas to be a man, and we will probably join Thomas in moving forward with an appeal in that regard."
When asked by Barbara Walters in a 2008 interview if they saw themselves as a traditional family, Thomas said, "we do, we are man, woman and child. It's ironic that we are so different yet we are just a family, just the same as anyone else."
Beatie's current girlfriend, Amber Nicholas, is said to also be frustrated by the outcome.
"She doesn't want to be dating a married man," the couples attorney, David Michael Cantor said.
It's expected a decision on whether the parties will make an appeal to either the State Court of Appeals or the State Supreme Court will be announced on Friday.
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