A dream come true!
Meet the first parents in Britain who are both transgender…
Becoming parents can sometimes be a complicated process, but for Jake and Hannah Graf, from south London, it’s been a real roller coaster.
The couple, who married in 2018, are both transgender.
Jake transitioned in 2008, while Hannah, then a captain in the British Army, came out as transgender in 2013.
They always wanted children and Jake had his eggs harvested and fertilised via a sperm donor before fully transitioning.
Ups and downs
‘I wanted to be a parent since I was about 20,’ says Jake. ‘I grew up knowing I was different and never feeling I’d ever find love or anyone who’d have a baby with me – or if it would even be possible.’
This documentary follows the couple’s extraordinary year-long journey to parenthood, beginning with their search for their surrogate, a mum-of-two from Belfast, the ups and downs of tests and scans and Hannah’s
worries about not having a genetic link to their unborn child.
Then, in March this year, three weeks before their baby’s due date, Britain was about to lock down, so the couple dashed to Belfast.
Surge of love
‘The whole thing was a whirlwind,’ says Jake. ‘We ended up away from all our family and friends for three weeks awaiting this moment.’
Baby Millie finally arrived on 14 April by C-section. Although Jake and Hannah weren’t present because of coronavirus, they’ve now brought Millie home and are amazed they’re now parents.
‘When I held Millie for the first time, I felt such a surge of love.
I’m completely and utterly her mother,’ says Hannah. ‘I hope we’re an example to other trans people to look to and say, “These things are possible.”’