Keeping the Little Man Barefoot and Pregnant (Pot-bellied Seahorse)

painting of a male pot-bellied seahorse giving birth by queer artist Gwenn Seemel — Gwenn Seemel
*Keeping the Little Man Barefoot and Pregnant (Pot-bellied Seahorse)*
2012
acrylic on panel
10 x 10 inches

Sometimes boys give birth.

In all species of seahorse, including the pot-bellied seahorse, the female inserts a tube into a hole in the abdomen of the male, depositing her eggs in his pouch. The male incubates the eggs inside his body and gives birth to live baby seahorses.

And some boys carry babies.

See all the images and text by downloading or purchasing Crime Against Nature, the book. The making of Keeping the Little Man Barefoot and Pregnant is shown on my blog.

beautiful seahorse art by acrylic painter Gwenn Seemel — detail image