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 just learned , semi-conclusively, today, that that widely-reported story was bogus. Sorry. I made a point of googling it, and found it has tremendous internet presence, apparently all based on the original bogus reportage from I don’t know who. I’d like to look into it further, and find out what the source of it was, or what it is actually based on. I heard Steve Malzberg mention it today, when he recounted the NOW website putting Letterman in their Media Hall of Shame.
ARTHUR: Old woman!
DENNIS: Man!
ARTHUR: Old Man, sorry. What knight live in that castle over there?
DENNIS: I’m thirty seven.
ARTHUR: What?
DENNIS: I’m thirty seven — I’m not old!
ARTHUR: Well, I can’t just call you `Man’.
DENNIS: Well, you could say `Dennis’.
ARTHUR: Well, I didn’t know you were called `Dennis.’
DENNIS: Well, you didn’t bother to find out, did you?
ARTHUR: I did say sorry about the `old woman,’ but from the behind
you looked—
DENNIS: What I object to is you automatically treat me like an inferior!
Great FR funny thread...love the Farley
“la dee frickin da”
I’d have to put Farley at #1 and Barney Frank as just plain gay.
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