Rain
Comic 843 - For That Matter
Author Notes:
But the part I really want to focus on here is the last three panels. Last week, there was a page where Rain touched Emily's belly and cried. Technically speaking, there were definitely a lot of ways to interpret what she was feeling. This might give a little more insight into how she's feeling. Some might say that's an irrational thing for her to think. After all, if Rain helps raise Emily's child by her side, then yes, I would agree that Rain is the other mom. But dysphoria is hardly ever rational...
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But then I realized that Chanel probably wouldn't have come to that conclusion because of the timing. Its kind of easy to lose track of timing in web comics.
There was a picture online of a lesbian transgender woman and pansexual cisgender woman (effectively Emily and Rain), and it said "we are a queer couple able to reproduce."
http://sjwiki.org/images/thumb/e/e6/Queer_couple.jpg/300px-Queer_couple.jpg
And there was a family where both parties were trans.
Chanel didn't mean anything bad by it, she just thought maybe since they have been close lately, Rain might have been sleeping with her.
I imagine even after it was possible for two lesbians to take material from their eggs to have one have "lady sperm" they would still call her the "father." Persistent terminology, meh...
Source: Am a mommy
My eart just hurt for Rain in the last panels
I don't think there is any case of someone who is "intersex" having both sets of parts fully functional. (and even if humans could self fertilize, it would be akin to a biological brother and sister having babies, with all genetic and birth defect risks applied)
"I don't need a boyfriend" is not the same as "I don't need a source of sperm"
*Hugs Rain*
I married her when her baby boy was 2 years old. Over the years, I can tell you that I feel as much a parent to that kid, as I feel to the biological children that came after.
She might not see it that way now, but if Rain ends up forming a family with her girlfriend, she will be a parent too.