TRANSlating That Time Arnold Schwarzenegger Showed What Happens When Men Can Get Pregnant

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pregnant Men, And Mr. Sulu’s Fight For Equal Rights

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Y’all remember Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Just three years after he stunned audiences with the blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Arnold returned to subvert just about every idea about gender we had.

This time, Schwarzenegger wouldn’t return as an unstoppable killing machine. Nor would he take the screen as the last action hero.

Old hat. Too easy.

This time, Arnold Schwarzenegger would get pregnant.

It Is A Truth Universally Acknowledged That A Trans Mom Wants More Stories About Trans Pregnancies