MAYSON is pregnant with his third child. The father-of-two gave birth to both his daughters Skylor, 12 and Amour, three. Mayson explained to Truly: “I was still a masc presenting woman at the time when I had Skylor. When I was pregnant with Amour, I identified as a trans male.” Skylor said her dad showed her pictures of himself before he transitioned and explained what transgender means. Mayson said: “Even before I transitioned, she always called me dad. I never knew why, I never asked her to - none of that. Once I told her [I was transitioning], she was like, all right, that's what you want to do. I'm with you.” Now, Mayson is seven months pregnant with his third child - a baby boy - who he decided to have with his friend, Kay, with whom he plans to co-parent. When he announced he was pregnant, he said it got ‘crazy’ in the comments section. Mayson said: “Some people were happy. Then you got some people like, ‘this is confusing’, ‘why did you transition just to have a baby?’, ‘the kids are going to be confused.’” The content creator said he expected some questioning but would get upset by some. He said: “The only comments that make me feel some type of way is when people say my kids will suffer or my kids would be confused. How is a kid that you properly educate going to suffer mentally?” Mayson’s looking forward to welcoming his son very soon and hopes for a happy, successful life for his family.
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00:00I'm a trans man and I'm pregnant with my third child.
00:03I've given birth prior to transitioning and after transitioning.
00:08How do you feel about my transition?
00:10I feel like you're living a dream because that's something you wanted to do and you didn't.
00:14They get crazy in these comments.
00:17Why did you transition and have a baby?
00:19The kids are going to be confused.
00:21You don't have to agree with the way I live my life,
00:23but you don't have to judge the way I live my life either.
00:26You feel me?
00:26When did you explain to Amor that you gave birth to her?
00:34I started transitioning in 2016.
00:38My name is Mason.
00:39I'm the father of two and pregnant with my third.
00:41I was assigned female at birth.
00:43For a lot of y'all that don't know what transgender is, trans man, female, transition to male.
00:50Okay.
00:51Before I started transitioning, I just felt a little bit out of place.
00:56I always knew something was right.
00:58I never really felt comfortable dressing in girl clothes.
01:01Once I got of age to learn what transitioning was, I told my sister,
01:05I'm going to transition.
01:06My name will be Mason.
01:08I was 17 when I started transitioning.
01:10How is your pregnancy going?
01:12How are you feeling?
01:13It's a little bit overwhelming at this part because I'm pretty big,
01:17body going through a lot of changes that I don't wish to go through.
01:21Carrying a baby can be amazing, beautiful, you know,
01:26but it can also be a lot when you're trans.
01:29I've been on hormones for a long time, so I have to stop.
01:33I'm seven months now.
01:34I'm almost there.
01:35Level to the finish.
01:37I'll just grab a cotton board.
01:45Come on, bro.
01:46You want to get a pair?
01:47I'm the father of two.
01:49I'm red.
01:51Who's cutting the watermelon?
01:52I'm red.
01:54Amor, that's my three-year-old.
01:56Say hi, mama.
01:56Hi.
01:58Skylar, that's my 12-year-old.
01:59What's up, you guys?
02:00It's Ted Talk with the trans dad.
02:02That's Skylar.
02:03That's my 10-year-old that I had before I transitioned.
02:05I would describe my kids as joyful, really outgoing.
02:11Skylar is very open-minded, is smart.
02:14Like, she likes to learn.
02:17Mama, come over here.
02:19Amor is like the funny, playful one.
02:21Go talk your head off.
02:22Y'all probably seen that.
02:24She talks a lot.
02:25What's this, mama?
02:27Yeah, she called it a cat at first.
02:29My daughters are very overprotective for who I am.
02:35Everything.
02:36Go get your toy.
02:37Come back.
02:38You got little humans that look up to you.
02:40They counting on you.
02:41They're yellow.
02:43Yellow.
02:44Skylar, who said better cook, you or your dad?
02:47Me.
02:49I'll teach you how to cook.
02:51I was still a mass-present woman when I had Skylar.
02:55When I was pregnant with Amor, I identified as a trans male.
02:58Who's that, mama?
02:59Me sister.
03:00Babe.
03:03What does transgender mean?
03:05Um, a person who transitioned from the opposite gender that they were before.
03:11How did your dad explain to you that he is transgender?
03:16Um, he showed me pictures of him when he was a girl, and then he explained that
03:21he is no longer a girl and that he went through a transition to become a man.
03:25It's dad.
03:26Go ahead, bye-bye.
03:26You can get it.
03:28How do you feel about my transition?
03:30I feel like you're living a dream because that's something you wanted to do, and you didn't.
03:35A lot of people do it sometimes because they're not happy with their gender.
03:38If you're not happy with your body, you could always try to change it.
03:42You could always try to make a change.
03:44When did you tell Skylar that you are transgender?
03:47Um, she always knew.
03:51She always knew I was different.
03:52She always called me dad too, like even before I transitioned.
03:55She always called me dad.
03:57I never knew why, never asked her to, none of that.
04:00Once I told her, she was like, all right, that's what you want to do.
04:05I'm with you.
04:07How has me being trans affected you?
04:09It has not affected me at all personally.
04:12It just gives me a more open mind about the more sexualities and other people.
04:17When did you explain to Amor that you gave birth to her?
04:21Um, I would say, explaining to Amor that I gave birth to her is still going on.
04:27Amor is only three.
04:28Can you check my tummy?
04:32I think now that she see me pregnant with another kid, the questions are really coming on.
04:37And she's learning mom, dad, mom has babies, stuff like that.
04:41So she always asks me like, dad, I came out of your tummy?
04:45And I'm like, yeah.
04:45She's like, well, you got another baby in your tummy.
04:47You want to be a big sister?
04:49How would you describe your approach to teaching your children about children?
04:53I just show them that it's different ways of living.
04:56They're more smarter than you'll ever even know.
04:59They know not to treat people differently because they choose to live their life differently.
05:03Just learn to love people, accept people.
05:06You don't got to agree with their lifestyle, but just accept them for who they are.
05:12Tell us how you plan to have a child with Kay and how you plan to co-parent.
05:16Kay is the father of my child.
05:19I knew Kay for a long time, since 2016.
05:22I kind of burned that on him.
05:23I'm like, I want another child.
05:25So he's like, I want a child too.
05:27So I'm like, okay, let's try.
05:30It's my first baby, so I don't know.
05:32I get to pour all my energy into a little me.
05:37Giving the baby the best that we possibly can, we're going to work hard.
05:41Do you know the gender of the baby?
05:43Yes, the gender of the baby is a boy.
05:45Have you gotten everything for the baby already?
05:47We got a lot of stuff.
05:48Oh, we got a lot of life.
05:49It's a lot of stuff.
05:50We got all types of stuff in there.
05:52They got twins?
05:53To me, it still don't feel real.
05:55Like, I don't think it's going to feel real until Mason is in the hospital bed and the baby is coming out.
06:02I started sharing my journey when I first started transitioning back in 2016.
06:07What's up, TikTok?
06:08You do know you don't have to follow trans people.
06:10You do know you don't have to agree with trans people's lifestyle.
06:12But don't sit and watch our whole transition and then talk about it.
06:16I think that's weird.
06:16What response have you had to announcing his pregnancy?
06:20A lot.
06:21Some good responses, some bad responses.
06:24He posted a gender reveal on his Instagram and people was commenting on that because they were confused.
06:29They was like, we see two men.
06:30Like, how is he having a baby?
06:32And he's a big fan base.
06:33He does dancing, you know, with all types of celebrities, stuff like that.
06:38Anybody has the right to speak their mind.
06:41But some things you just don't say.
06:43You can leave the negative stuff behind.
06:45They get crazy in these comments.
06:48Some people are like, why did you transition and have a baby?
06:51The kids are going to be confused.
06:53Are you confused about gender and sexuality?
06:56No.
06:56Men can't get pregnant.
06:58The baby is going to suffer mentally.
07:00I'm feeling really sad about this.
07:03Does your daughter know that the dad is actually mommy or in denial?
07:08How do these make you feel?
07:10The only comments that makes me feel some type of way is when people say,
07:13my kids will suffer or my kids will be confused.
07:16How?
07:17Like, how is a kid that you properly educate going to suffer mentally?
07:21Like, I asked her questions.
07:22I sit and I had talked with her and I asked about my lifestyle.
07:26Because I'm a specter of these type of questions, I don't really get upset.
07:31But I do be like, do you people not educate your kids or do you not educate yourself?
07:35Because the world that we live in is different now.
07:38What do you think about that kid?
07:41People are just uneducated.
07:43And I just feel like people, if you don't have nothing good to say, you shouldn't be saying it at all.
07:47I'm going to live my life the way I want to live my life.
07:49You feel me?
07:51I'm going to do whatever I want to do with my life.
07:53Monet is my older sister.
07:55I call Monet for everything.
07:56Skylar.
07:57She was like, Dad, I want a nose ring.
07:58And she's only 12.
07:59So I was like, let me call Monet.
08:03And Monet was like, no.
08:04She was too young.
08:05What if Skylar one day comes home with a nose ring and she didn't?
08:11She come home with a nose ring, she punished.
08:14Me personally, Mason was my favorite sibling out of all my mom's kids.
08:18Like, we were very close.
08:19Did you have any concerns about Mason being trans and pregnant?
08:23It's just like answering questions.
08:25Like, everybody had questions.
08:26And it always felt like that something was little.
08:28Like, I had to defend her.
08:30You know, people judge or put by Skylar.
08:32But, yeah, I don't like it.
08:35I would think when he started his transition,
08:38I would be there, like, through whatever would happen.
08:41And the father, he's a good dad.
08:45So get off that sofa light.
08:49My message to other transgender parents is
08:52make sure you educate your kid along the way.
08:54Don't be scared.
09:01Don't worry about society.
09:03They're going to talk no matter what.
09:05Do what makes you happy.
09:08And be a good partner.