A US man who was born a woman before undergoing gender realignment surgery has given birth to a baby girl, US media reported Thursday.

A Pregnant Thomas Beatie

Thomas Beatie, who is legally male but decided to keep his female sex organs during chest reconstruction surgery and testosterone therapy, attracted worldwide attention in April after revealing his/her pregnancy.

The 34-year-old gave birth to a baby girl at a hospital in Bend, Oregon. Beatie, who sports a beard, was dubbed the ‘pregnant man’ after appearing on Oprah Winfrey’s television show to discuss his pregnancy. “I feel it’s not a male or female desire to have a child. It’s a human need. I’m a person and I have the right to have a biological child,” Beatie said.

A Beatie Baby

“To our neighbors, my wife, Nancy, and I don’t appear in the least unusual,” he wrote, explaining that his wife was unable to have a child after undergoing a hysterectomy. So he chose to become pregnant by artificial insemination, he said. “Our situation sparks legal, political, and social unknowns,” Beatie wrote, adding the couple had experienced opposition from health care professionals, friends and family.

Beatie, before the operation - when he was known as Tracey Lagondino

Beatie and His Wife