The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

The Pregnant Man: Thomas Beatie

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AGE: 35
OCCUPATION: Pregnant man
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: After enduring death threats and talk-show jabs, Beatie has become an unlikely icon in the transgender community (baby No. 2 is due in June). And thanks to Nadya Suleman, he's no longer America's strangest parent.

CON: Dude or not, somebody's gotta tell him mustaches went out years ago.

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