A Man Shared Empowering Birth Photos to Normalize Trans and Nonbinary People Giving Birth. He Wants To Be An Inspiration To Other Men
After years of struggle, a transɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ man has become a father and an example for the LGBT community for the third time. His third baby, in his fourth pregnancy, after going through unusual procedures to legally recognize his little baby as the one of two fathers.
After his first pregnancy, the baby boy became the first biological child of two fathers in Israel, which caused paperwork problems in this country when it came to recognizing these parents. At that time, the Ministry of Interior, the body in charge of this kind of recognition, affirmed that it was illegal for a son to have two fathers.
It took two years for Yuval and Matan to be recognized by Israel as two biological fathers. Achieving this recognition was an arduous battle. Now, more calm with his situation, he brought his third little one into the world.
Yuval Topper-Erez gave birth to his third child in a natural way in His Home with the Help of Few Midwives and he Decided to share the Photo to the world. The story of Yuval Topper, a ᴛʀᴀɴssᴇxᴜᴀʟ dad, is going around the world after he published Scene Photos of How He Gave Birth to his third Child at Home in England.
“At that time, I thought it would be just a lovely memory for me and perhaps my son, but when I saw the photos, I suddenly had the feeling that they needed to be public, since they represent two causes so close to my heart: normalization of home birth and the normalization of trans and non-binary people giving birth.
“I hope, among other things, that this photo album wɪʟʟ inspire other pregnant parents. I know how important these images were to me before my first pregnancy, and how important it is to see images of trans and non-binary people giving birth today, “he said.
Initially, his intention was to record this special moment for the family, which is why they ᴏʀɢᴀɴized a photo shoot with incredible results. For this couple, they’ve encountered difficulties in carrying out their relationship, along with their children, so they’re happy to see the family they’ve created. They want to inspire others in their situation.
