How to Be a Pregnant Butch

By
Hillary Frank
The Longest Shortest Time | Oct 15, 2014

When artist A.K. Summers got pregnant, she started to feel uncomfortably feminine. A.K. chronicled her "nine months spent in drag" in her graphic memoir Pregnant Butch. In this episode, she talks about what it's like to try to look tough and masculine while your body is growing a baby.

Have YOU ever been a pregnant butch? Been in a relationship with one?
Tell us what it was like for you! And share your masculine maternity wear recommendations In the comments at the Longest Shortest Time.

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