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A transgender man delayed his transition - so he could give birth and become a father

AJ Kearns,41, from Melbourne in Australia, spent the first 35 years of his life as a woman and was born into a conservative Pentecostal family in Sydney as Vicki-Anne.

Vicki-Anne thought she was gay - even attending religious 'conversion therapy' to try and come to terms with her feelings.

Eventually, Vicki-Anne realised she was a man born into the wrong body, underwent sex reassignment therapy and started a family with his partner Zu White, reports ABC.

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Zu suffered birth complications when she gave birth to their son Jasper, and when the pair decided they wanted another child, AJ decided to postpone his physical transition to become pregnant.

"I had the capacity to bear a child and I am a man and that would be very confronting to a lot of people," AJ said.

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"I feel privileged to create a life,' he said. 'Anyone that gives birth to person will be a witness to the fact that it's a miracle.

"Becoming a father was an essential thing. I just felt completely at ease with it from the very beginning.

"I would consider myself a family man, it's my highest priority."

Jasper, who is six, was joined by Luka, now three. The couple have since seperated.

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"AJ and I have been very honest with the children. One came from daddy's tummy and one came from mummy's tummy," Zu said.

"I don't know that they understand it completely. But they do understand which tummy they came from, and they don't really consider that there's any difference."

Psychiatrist Dr Fintan Harte says it’s the first time in over 30 years of practice that he’s encountered a ‘trans-identified male’ who has conceived a child.