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strix_albavia http://ift.tt/2dygQGE:First trans couple in Ecuador to have a baby say they want to have more:
equalityspeaks:
Diane Rodriguez – a prominent LGBT-activist – last year shared the exciting news that her boyfriend Fernando Machado was pregnant with their son.
Ms Rodriguez and Mr Machado – who have been a couple since 2013 – believed their first pregnancy was the first of its kind in South America.
The couple announced their pregnancy online, and Mr Machado gave birth to their child in June.
“We are the same as other families. Even though we might not have the same rights, we’re the same,” Mr Machado told the BBC, saying they want to expand their growing family even further.
Of the obstacles to being recognised as female, and thinking she would never be a mother, Ms Rodriguez said: “Being a mother was never something I thought I would do because I am a transsexual… The law before demanded that to be recognised as a woman you had to be castrated.”
Ms Rodriguez first made headlines in her native country in 2013, when she became the he first Ecuadorian trans candidate to run for Congress.
She has previously campaigned for trans rights across South America, after recounting her own struggles after she came out.
The advocate says she was shunned by her family, before being thrown out and forced to live on the streets.
Luckily, the pair have the full support of Mr Machado’s family, as well as the thousands of well-wishers who have congratulated the pair online.
What a beautiful family! Congratulations Diane and Fernando :)
equalityspeaks:
Diane Rodriguez – a prominent LGBT-activist – last year shared the exciting news that her boyfriend Fernando Machado was pregnant with their son.
Ms Rodriguez and Mr Machado – who have been a couple since 2013 – believed their first pregnancy was the first of its kind in South America.
The couple announced their pregnancy online, and Mr Machado gave birth to their child in June.
“We are the same as other families. Even though we might not have the same rights, we’re the same,” Mr Machado told the BBC, saying they want to expand their growing family even further.
Of the obstacles to being recognised as female, and thinking she would never be a mother, Ms Rodriguez said: “Being a mother was never something I thought I would do because I am a transsexual… The law before demanded that to be recognised as a woman you had to be castrated.”
Ms Rodriguez first made headlines in her native country in 2013, when she became the he first Ecuadorian trans candidate to run for Congress.
She has previously campaigned for trans rights across South America, after recounting her own struggles after she came out.
The advocate says she was shunned by her family, before being thrown out and forced to live on the streets.
Luckily, the pair have the full support of Mr Machado’s family, as well as the thousands of well-wishers who have congratulated the pair online.
What a beautiful family! Congratulations Diane and Fernando :)
