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Alongside the stories of a military father and an immigrant refugee parent, NPR described 37-year-old Kayden Coleman, who experienced a surprise pregnancy after temporarily stopping hormones for a top surgery. Coleman, who had a double mastectomy in 2013, had been told by doctors that he couldn't get pregnant. However, a few years later, he discovered he was expecting again. Today, he is raising two young daughters.

The NPR piece also highlighted the issues Coleman faced as a pregnant man and the "perceptions and expectations" of having children. "I experienced a lot of pushback and discrimination within the medical system based on preconceived ideas of what a pregnant person is supposed to look like," Coleman told NPR. "I had to convince a lot of people that I was pregnant and that I wasn't just a strange man trying to infiltrate the OB-GYN's office. I got offered abortions an astronomical amount of times. I think that comes from the idea that people think that trans people either don't want to have kids or shouldn't have kids."

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Coleman also pushed back against alleged misconceptions about transgender parents. "One of the biggest things that people get wrong is that we hate our bodies, and thus, anything remotely feminine would be something that we will reject — including pregnancy. For those of us who identify more on the masculine spectrum, just because we identify as such does not take away our desire to have kids. If we have the body parts to do so, why not?"

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The concept of a "pregnant man" or a "birthing person" has been promoted in the wake of politicians and companies pushing transgender politics. Most recently, Glamour U.K.'s June issue featured a topless pregnant transgender man in honor of Pride Month. This cover and the terms "pregnant man" and "birthing person" have since received backlash.

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Meanwhile, Coleman argued that being a trans dad has benefits, such as "insight" into the female experience. "Being a trans dad means I was assigned female at birth and I was essentially raised to adhere to societal standards of what a girl is supposed to be, how a girl is supposed to act. I think that because of that upbringing, I inherently have a kind of nurturing side. I also have insight into how women are perceived by society," Coleman said.

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Coleman's story highlights the challenges faced by transgender individuals in the medical system and society's misconceptions about transgender parents. It also sheds light on the experiences of transgender individuals who desire to have children and the benefits of being a trans dad.