[Shaun]

I suppose it must be quite difficult for transgender relationships who want to conceive with their partner and know that the offspring wouldn't ever be able to have both of their parents' DNA.

But then this is also often the case for some heterosexual couples where one or both of them cannot conceive naturally and have to either rely on a surrogate, a sperm donor, or maybe even just skip the whole shebang and adopt. Society usually looks upon such cases with sympathy and compassion. Imagine doing the same for a transgender person, eh!