Trystan Reese

Trystan Reese (born 1982/1983 ) is an American writer based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publicizing his experience with pregnancy as a transgender man. He was one of only a few transgender men in the world to give birth during the 2010s.

Biography
Trystan Reese, who was assigned female at birth, began masculinizing hormone therapy in the 2000s. He married Biff Chaplow in 2013. The couple adopted Chaplow's niece and nephew but also wanted biological children. Reese paused his hormone therapy to become pregnant, but experienced a miscarriage. However, Reese became pregnant again, and gave birth to a son in 2017 after undergoing a "textbook pregnancy".

The couple has documented their pregnancy journey to dispel myths and promote acceptance. In 2021, Reese published a memoir recounting his experience.

Books

 * 2021, How We Do Family. From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned about Love and LGBTQ Parenthood. ISBN 978-1-61519-757-6.