For the last few weeks, all the rage has been about Thomas Beatie, better known as the Pregnant Man. The story was too good to be true, but it is. Beatie, who used to be a woman, is now legally a man and decided to carry a child instead of his wife, who is no longer able to. What surprised me most was not the media coverage of the story but a reaction I received last week. I had a conversation with a man three times my age and he said he was appalled by Beatie’s decision to go through with it and that he owes everyone a glimpse of what he looks like naked (his words, not mine). The man was shocked at how open-minded my generation had become, and how this would have never happened when he was my age (again, his words). Although I don’t have the same beliefs as the old man, I do believe today’s society – including the mainstream media – has made strides to be more accepting and tolerant of differences, but we still have a long way to go. The Lantern commends Beatie for sharing his life with the world and trying to educate us all on the trials of transgendered people. The Lantern also extends our support to the transgendered community at Ohio State.