Trans man Frankie and husband Rāwā welcomed baby boy Hiwa-i-te-Rangi into the world last year. The couple spoke to the Herald about pregnancy, birthing, and coming off testosterone. They have shared their journey in an upcoming documentary .
In 2023, rural Canterbury couple Rāwā and Frankie welcomed baby Hiwa-i-te-Rangi (Hiwa) into their small family, and are now sharing their story to show other trans and gender-diverse Kiwis that carrying their own child can be possible. The couple had experienced multiple miscarriages and undergone low-level fertility interventions with no luck when Frankie (who had not been drinking) started vomiting at a South Island New Year’s Eve festival. “We just assumed it was the unsanitary environment that we were in, because it was disgusting,” Frankie said.
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