"A transgender man, who has given birth to a child and does not want to be described as "mother" on a birth certificate, has lost a legal battle.
Freddy McConnell wanted to be registered as "father" or "parent".
But a High Court judge ruled the status of "mother" was afforded to a person who carries and gives birth to a baby.
He said while Mr McConnell's gender was recognised by law as male, his parental status of "mother" derives from the biological role of giving birth.
Mr McConnell, a journalist at the Guardian, has told the BBC he plans to appeal against the ruling.
During the trial in London, the High Court heard how Mr McConnell was a single parent, who was born a woman but now lived as a man following surgery.
He was biologically able to get pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy last year, but had legally become a man by the time of the birth.
Mr McConnell's journey to parenthood was documented in a film called Seahorse and included his thoughts and footage of him going through fertility treatment, conception and the birth of his baby boy..." More at the link
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