Posted on 06/11/2009 8:29:19 PM PDT by 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.
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I don’t think Sonny would Cher > cheer.
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
DNA doesn’t lie. She can mutilate her body all she wants but it won’t change her gender.
<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.
Does Chaz live in Southpark?
“A lot of lesbians are heavy. I don’t know why.”
Frustration.
Sweet Jesus Palominos!!!
Maybe because they have ISSUES....and they use food to try and resolve them????
“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
Beer munchies.
(The reverse procedure is termed a lopitoffamy.)
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...
LOL, I’m going to have to re-use that!
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