A good piece on the cultural fallout of the intense press coverage of the Beatie story from Salon: “What the Pregnant Man Didn’t Deliver”– “Thomas Beatie brought us a media circus and late-night punch lines. But there’s something missing, say some transgender advocates — more respect,” an article on the July 3, 2008 edition of Salon, by Thomas Rogers.

According to the activists interviewed, jury is still out on the long-term implications for trans rights of the media attention — good, bad, or none.