Pregnant Man Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Argentina

On Wednesday, December 18, the first baby to be
born to transgender parents in Argentina was
delivered via C-section in the province of Entre Ríos.
The proud parents are 26-year-old Alexis Taborda
and 28-year-old Karen Bruselario. Alexis was born a
woman, but lives as a man and Karen was born a
man, but lives as a woman. Because of Argentina's
Gender Identity Law passed in May of 2012, the
couple have both been able to legally change their
genders without gender reassignment surgery, which
meant that when they got pregnant via natural
means, it was the man, Alexis, who carried the baby.
The baby was due on December 22 via scheduled C-
section, but couldn't wait. Alexis started having
contractions the weekend before the scheduled birth,
and the baby was born "early" weighing 9.37 pounds
at Hospital Fermín Salaberry in Victoriain. The couple
named their baby girl Génesis Evangelina.
Reports have it that both Alexis and Karen are
unemployed at the moment. Even during the
pregnancy, they faced economic trials. At five
months of pregnancy, Alexis had to go out and sell
roscas on the street while Karen sold food for money.
They are grateful for all the help and gifts they have
received from not only friends, but strangers as well.
Alexis and Karen do not only hold the distinction of
being the first transgender couple to give birth in
Argentina they are also the first transgender couple
to have gotten married while the groom was
pregnant. They officially tied the knot in November.
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