Freddy McConnell
Why We Need Gender-Inclusive Terms for 'Father' and 'Mother'
As a trans dad, I know these words matter—and that LGBTQ, adoptive, and donor-conceived families are as real as any other kind.
I’m Being Forced to Go Abroad to Give Birth
In the UK and across Europe, trans parents have almost zero legal recognition. However, safe havens are emerging—it’s just a question of getting there.
Giving Birth at Home Can Be Essential to Transgender Parents Like Me
For soon-to-be trans parents, laboring and birthing in the private, predictable environment of home is sometimes the safest option.
My First Pregnancy Was Textbook. This One Feels Like a Minefield.
Acceptance from loved ones is hugely helpful, but we still need better trans awareness in healthcare.
Pregnancy Doesn't Have to Feel Like a Perpetual Guilt Trip
When I overhear a fellow preggo order decaf, I want to yell, “Even the straight, cis male doctors say it’s safe to drink five cups of coffee a day!”
After a Year of Trying as a Single Dad, I'm Finally Pregnant Again
Before my IUI, it felt like I was enduring gender dysphoria for no reason while off testosterone. But this fertility treatment worked right away.
Pressing Play on Getting Pregnant Again
Reconsidering my approach to fertility made me wonder how much data around what works reflects the reality of life for LGBTQ+ people.
I Set Out to Document My Pregnancy. Things Haven’t Gone as Planned
Call it arrogance or naive optimism, but I started writing before I conceived because I thought this stage would only take a couple of months.
I Can’t Wait to Be Pregnant. I Also Can’t Wait to Be Back on T
Of course, it’s my choice. But it’s also a trans masc nightmare.
My Dysphoria Anxiety Still Crops Up at the Weirdest Moments
We need to address the psychological impact of being marginalized, to stop dismissing it as a result of individual weakness or as merely a symptom of systemic inequality.
A Brief History of the ‘Pregnant Man!’
The perfect example of the sensational story—one which erases minority experience while also giving it massively exaggerated significance—is that of the “pregnant man!”
Trans Pregnancy in the Time of COVID
“A system coping with COVID-19 is not going to be better equipped to welcome an anomaly like me in months to come, and that’s a scary thought.”