Logan Brown has made history with a truly epic cover shoot for
Kicking off Month in style, Logan, posed proudly with his baby bump after unexpectedly becoming pregnant with his partner Bailey J Mills, who is a non-binary drag performer and uses they/them pronouns.
The 27-year-old writer did the shoot while in his last trimester of pregnancy, later giving birth to a baby girl and making him and Bailey, 24, parents.
In his interview, Logan reflected on what family means to him and explained that he now identifies as queer after previously coming out as a lesbian when he was a teen.
He admitted it’s been a ‘journey’ for him with his gender and sexuality, but now he’s happy that his daughter can grow up ‘knowing that she’ll always be loved and accepted for who she is.’
On how he discovered that he was pregnant, Logan confessed it was a ‘shock’, especially as he and Bailey only met two years ago.
‘One day, I had this really weird feeling; it was early in the morning and Bailey was asleep. I took a pregnancy test and it was positive. I’d been off testosterone for a while due to some health issues. It was like my whole world just stopped,’ he shared.
‘That everything, all my manlihood that I’ve worked hard for, for so long, just completely felt like it was erased.’
He continued: ‘At first, I was lingering around the house while Bailey was still asleep. It was really hard because how do you tell your partner, “Oh, I’m pregnant, but oh, I’m also your boyfriend as well.” I finally woke them up, but I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth to say it, because it’s just something that you just don’t say as a man.
‘Eventually, I told them, “I’m pregnant,” and I had a moment thinking, “This is alright” – and then went into, “Oh, no, this isn’t good. What about my career? You’re… you’re a pregnant man!” And we were both just doing that back and forth constantly of, “Oh, my God.” And we just didn’t speak for two hours.
‘After that, we had a bit of a chat, but the reaction was mixed emotions for both of us. It felt like it was all on me, in a way, because it’s my body. I felt an ownership.’
Logan explained how he reached a point of feeling ‘confident’ as a pregnant man, as he now educates others on it.
‘I realised I didn’t want the thought of having to get rid of the baby when it was happening inside my body; it was a really, really weird feeling. And I kind of got connected to that, and I was like, “I’m never gonna get this opportunity again”, to – as a queer couple – have a baby that’s biologically both ours. Which is really special to me, and eventually, something just clicked.’
After feeling ‘shame’ and being hard on himself for a long time, Logan eventually felt able to enjoy the process, admitting both he and Bailey – known for their iconic TikToks and hun humour – feel ‘very lucky’ and ‘proud’.
Unfortunately, the couple have been subjected to transphobic comments online since announcing their exciting news, which Logan wasn’t surprised by.
Admitting it’s not ‘a usual everyday thing’ for a man to become pregnant, he said that there will always be ‘keyboard warriors’ on social media who probably wouldn’t say the things they type to his face.
I am a trans pregnant man and I do exist. No matter what anyone says.
But, they’re much more focused on the joy this chapter of their lives is bringing.
‘To be honest, with Bailey’s platform as well, we’ve just received a lot of love, a lot of queer joy,’ he assured.
He’s also keen not to give any ‘clout’ to specific individuals who have caused pile-ons with their hatred.
‘We’re real living people. And at the end of the day, I am a trans pregnant man and I do exist. No matter what anyone says, I am literally living proof.’
Responding to the whole ‘men can’t get pregnant’ misconception, the author said it’s ‘really concerning’ how ‘terrified’ trans people are to be themselves in 2023.
‘This thing about “men can’t get pregnant” is that I would not identify as anything else just because I found out I’m pregnant. It’s important for me to stay real with my identity. I am a pregnant man, and I am trans,’ he added proudly.
‘I try to stay positive and I think that if something is being talked about, then something’s changing, something’s happening and we’re getting somewhere. At least it’s being talked about, because back in the day, it was never talked about at all.’
He added that the transphobia in the media right now is far from ideal, but insisted the LGBTQ+ community isn’t giving up.
‘I do feel like good will come out of it and we won’t stop fighting until we get there.’
