A transgender couple in the southern Indian state of Kerala are expecting their first child in what may be the first such case in the country. In an Instagram post, dancer Zia Pawal announced that her partner Zahhad is eight months pregnant.
“We are on the verge of fulfilling my dream of becoming a mother and his dream of becoming a father. Zahhad now has an eight-month-old fetus in his belly… As far as we know, this is the first pregnancy from a trans man in India…,” the publication says.
In accordance with Independentthe couple was taking hormone therapy but decided to stop the treatment in order to have a baby.
“When we started living together three years ago, we thought that our lives should be different from the lives of other transgender people. Most transgender couples are boycotted by society and families. We wanted a child to leave something of ourselves, even after our days in this world are numbered,” said the dancer. indian express.
“Our journey to being a trans man and a trans woman will continue. I am still undergoing hormonal treatment to become a trans woman. Six months and a year after giving birth, Zahhad will also resume treatment to become a man.” Zia added.