Beatie family on 20/20 Friday night

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November 10, 2008

A BARBARA WALTERS' EXCLUSIVE: THOMAS BEATIE'S FIRST
INTERVIEW SINCE GIVING BIRTH THIS SUMMER AS A TRANSGENDER
MALE

Hour Report Exploring What is a Man and What is a Woman Airs
on

"20/20," Friday, November 14, 10 PM

A Barbara Walters exclusive - Last spring, the stunning
announcement that Thomas Beatie, a transgender man, was
pregnant sparked controversy and questions about traditional
notions of: what is a man and what is a woman? In their
first interview since the birth of their daughter Susan this
past summer, Beatie and his wife Nancy speak candidly about
the childbirth experience and raising their daughter in a
non-conventional family, and what the future holds for them.
The report features exclusive footage from inside the
hospital during Susan's birth and of the Beatie family at
home. The hour also explores how gender boundaries are
dissolving, how transgender couples are creating families
and the social and legal complexities of this brave new
world.

Walters' exclusive report airs on "20/20," FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
14, from 10:00-11:00 pm, ET on the ABC Television Network.

ABC News Media Relations:

Alyssa Ziegler Apple-- ABC --