Sonny and Cher's child transitioning from female to male Chastity is *Chaz*

CNN ^ | June 11th, 2009

[TaraP]

CNN) -- Chastity Bono, gay-rights activist and child of performer Cher and the late entertainer and politician Sonny Bono, is in the early stages of transitioning from a female to a male and will be known as Chaz, his spokesman said Thursday.

Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity," Howard Bragman said in a written statement.

"He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones. It is Chaz's hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his 'coming out' did nearly 20 years ago."

Someone's decision to transition does not necessarily mean they are undergoing gender reassignment surgery, and in many cases they do not, said Mara Keisling, executive director of the Washington-based National Center for Transgender Equality.

[Safrguns]

Who’s the organ donor?

[TaraP]

Not to be mean, but she kind of looks swiney

[Repeal 16-17]

There's already a thread about this abomination.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270012/posts

[allmost]

To have such a warped sense of self...

[maddog55]

I’m guessing Cher...

[Lizavetta]

Guilty by reason of immensity.

[TaraP]

It seems you can change your gender without having to change your plumbing...

Just announce....*I now am boy*

[HoosierHawk]

i’m so confused...

[al baby]

Getting a ADDADICKTOME

[OrangeHoof]

Proof that sexual identity confusion must be hereditary. Probably freaked her out as a child that Mommy had a deeper voice than Daddy. Gotta have some sympathy though. What a crappy name to give a child - Chastity Bono? Kinda don’t blame her.

[TaraP]

Oh my......

[ottbmare]

Not to be mean, but she kind of looks swiney

A lot of lesbians are heavy. I don't know why.

[TaraP]

Sounds like a new song for American Idol....

[unkus]

That’s nutts.

[April Lexington]

In my humble opinion, she’d be better off just accepting herself for what she is and get busy focusing on helping other people rather than focusing on self. Slice and dice what they want, a person is still the same person...live with it and deal with it...

[Snurple]

I feel sorry for her, what a screwed up life....sad.

[dfwgator]

[Born Conservative]

Someone's decision to transition does not necessarily mean they are undergoing gender reassignment surgery, and in many cases they do not, said Mara Keisling, executive director of the Washington-based National Center for Transgender Equality.

Sure makes sense to me!

[Clint N. Suhks]

The pathology of homosexuality is life ending in so may ways.

She will be another statistic.

[fallingwater]

I don’t think Sonny would Cher > cheer.

[jazminerose]

She always seems like a nice person when I’ve seen her publicly.

Having Cher for your mother has to cause some serious problems.

I hope she comes thru this ok

[DJ MacWoW]

DNA doesn’t lie. She can mutilate her body all she wants but it won’t change her gender.

[TaraP]

She does not look very happy....

[TaraP]

This is very sad..

[radiohead]

<ADDADICKTOME

The first time I heard Rush say this (re some benefits for San Fran workers), I had a terrible problem with the word. ‘omy’ ought to mean something taken away, but yet, the word started with ‘adda.’ (ok, probably not a proper Latin prefix, but things change through time and I was willing to go with the flow...) How could you have a word with both etymologies?

Let me just say that many, many years of school did not help me realize what he meant until Rush talked about it on a couple of shows. When I did realize it, I had to admit that 1) apparently the book learning is getting in the way of a sense of humor and 2) I was kind of surprised that Rush said it, though I do think that Rush has gotten a bit more ‘adult’ in the past few years.

[exist]

Does Chaz live in Southpark?

[RegulatorCountry]

If that's her, she was well-named. Sex should be the last thing on anyone's mind when that hoves into view.

[TaraP]

I'd rather be Feared then Loved...

[SatinDoll]

“A lot of lesbians are heavy. I don’t know why.”

Frustration.

[7thOF7th]

Sweet Jesus Palominos!!!

[goodnesswins]

"A lot of lesbians are heavy. I don't know why."

Maybe because they have ISSUES....and they use food to try and resolve them????

[profit_guy]

“Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity,” Howard Bragman said in a written statement.

...get a load of the lefty spin on this deviant crap: “courageous”...lol...try outrageous

[bdeaner]

With a mother like this...



...WTF else do you expect?!?!?

Further proof that parenting matters.

[Lancey Howard]

[50mm]

EEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!!

[RegulatorCountry]

Beer munchies.

[Dick Holmes]

In medical parlance, the surgery is an addadictomy.

(The reverse procedure is termed a lopitoffamy.)

[TaraP]

I think at 62 she is still wearing that Nylon Stocking with nothing else in her shows....NO wonder so many of these Celeb Kids are screwed up....

My brother would of had a fit if my mom wore a bathing suit
in front of him and his friends, of course she never did...

[TheZMan]

LOL, I’m going to have to re-use that!

[NewJerseyJoe]

Wow... remember Cher, back when she was funny and talented, before the plastic surgeries and the tattoos and the obnoxious politics?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAN2zTClbyI

[ChildOfThe60s]

A lot of lesbians are heavy. I don't know why.

Those are just the ones that you are aware of. There are plenty of gay women that you'd never even notice. But then, if it doesn't look like a freak show, why would the leftist media be interested?

My point is that many people just want to live their lives and thus don't show up on the radar. Again, why would the media be interested in a gay person that just acted like a person? Where is the titillation?

[BigCinBigD]

“A lot of lesbians are heavy. I don’t know why.”

They eat a lot of pie.

[cycle of discernment]

I tend to think her over-glamourized, huge celebrity mother left her feeling “less” and as she had weight issues, so unattractive to men that she gave up and went the other way. In my opinion she is a “psychological” gay rather than chemical. I think Cher harped on her apperarance when she was young.

I think 80% of lesbians are psychological rather than biochemical gays—either from sexual abuse by a male as a child ( they “defeminize” themselves as a way to nuetralize any male advances) or if they are plain homely and experience repeated rejection by males, they turn to other flawed females for companionship.

I’ve known several long term lesbian couples—they are more companions than lovers.

[utahagen]

I feel sorry for her, too. I saw an interview with Chastity Bono a few years ago and she seemed like a genuinely nice person.

[Secret Agent Man]

I have to disagree on the last term. The official term is “chopadickoffame.”

[Clint N. Suhks]

Th practice of perversion is linked to abuse.

Cher is the abuser.

[dfwgator]

Here they are with The Gipper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWEAA9a-Xc&feature=related

[gidget7]

Poor misguided soul, we should pray for her. Heaven knows no one on this earth will help her.

[Towed_Jumper]

Oh my...she/he/it is only one donut shy of throwing the Earth out of its orbit.