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Cher’s Daughter Undergoing Gender Reassignment Process

Cher’s Daughter Undergoing Gender Reassignment Process

Chastity Bono, daughter of Cher and the late Sonny Bono, is in the process of transitioning from a female to a male.

“Yes, it’s true — Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity,” publicist Howard Bragman told TMZ of the gender reassignment surgery. “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. We ask that the media respect Chaz’s privacy during this long process as he will not be doing any interviews at this time.”

Chastity started the process sometime in March following his 40th birthday.

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“It is Chaz’s hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue”
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It’s a free country. Live your life. Hope you’re happy. BUT DON”T force it down my throat. That is why this quote is bothersome, especially her personal choice as an “issue” . Oh Brother.. I see a future Transgender activist.

I’m confused. Does this mean she’ll still be a lesbian.

Cher’s son is not gay. The person who posted that was using that as an argument against gays. And all of you ignorant morons fell so easily to a lie, just cause C>B is doing something that you don’t understand. You don’t just go to adoc and request the op, you have to go through years of continual phycological tests etc. And I am also a straight female, just not so self-righteous as the rest of you and not
judgemental esp when I or any of you do not know this person.
Oh and grow up with the fat jokes, I think she knows she is overweight!!!!

ignorance_is_your_biatch @ 06/11/2009 at 10:32 pm

@jupi3

You can think whatever you want. You can consider it wrong, but you cannot be OFFENSIVE, which is what most of people it is. You might consider it unnatural, but it’s not a sickness, is a mental condition and it is there since birth! It was probably not her choice. What I don’t understand is why you people cannot understand that those things are not chosen, they just happen. I don’t think I’m open-minded and “cool”, I’m just trying to be emphatic. To be born in a body that doesn’t feel like yours… shouldn’t be cool. Why can’t she go for her happiness? Maybe she’s doing the worst mistake of her live but who are we to judge? You go for your happiness the way you want it, following your faith or whatever you do, she does it the way she wants it. And still, she’s not hurting anyone!!!!!!

And I don’t think I’m twist-minded and perverted, but if being tolerant is that, then I guess I am!!!!!!

Michael Jackson @ 06/11/2009 at 10:35 pm

I’m a child locked inside a white woman imprisoned within a black man. I understand Chaaaz.. Teehee !

I saw HER on that weight loss program (sorry, can’t remember the name) and she was the sweetest. Seemed more like she had self-esteem issues and being over-weight can give one a bad self image.

I really liked her, but if she doesn’t like herself, I don’t think changing her gender is going to help that much.

Having said that, I think most of us are at a loss on this subject. It just keeps getting more twisted.

I refuse to go along with this little pretend game, gays have going. That gay is NORMAL. Congratulating Wanda Sykes and her “wife” giving birth to “their” children. Calling Chasity Bono, him. I refuse, our kids will grow up so confused! what is the purpose of all this, to totally destroy the moral fabric of this nation? Is it an attack on God and religion, so they can “sue” our churches. I’m not sure where all this behavior is headed but I sure know its not good.

Ugh, this post was bound to bring out the hateful side in people. Why are people judging him so harshly? As long as it doesn’t harm anyone else, everyone deserves to be live in peace and be happy. I hope this process makes him happy.

F u g F a c e M a n ! s t o n @ 06/11/2009 at 11:12 pm

watch out, those brangelina kids are next.

After, Chastity has the surgery, and becomes Chaz, discussing his/her “split ends” will take on a whole new meaning!

Who are you to judge the life she wants to live? People make their OWN decisions. If she wants to be changed into a he then allow her to do it. Don’t make rude comments about how it’s sick and what not. It’s natural for a woman to feel out of place in her own body. Sometimes it seems we were suppose to be born in a different body. And don’t go saying “If God wanted her a man then he would have built her that way.” Well apparently he did, look at her. She does look manly, but she is still beautiful or handsome however you want to put it. Every human in this world is beautiful. Have any of you not learned anything from being in alive these days? At least she isn’t insecure to say she wants a sex change or she is gay. I think most of you commenting here is only saying these harsh things because your insecure yourself, so you have to down on everyone else just to make you feel better. I give her props on wanting to do this. It takes courage. Can’t wait to see the new Chaz :] Hope all goes well. Don’t let others bring you down.

You can chop off or add on any body part thru cosmetic surgery, but that does not change your sex or gender. So if a woman has breast cancer and has a double masectomy she is no longer a woman?

Years from now, gender re-assignment is going to be considered as brutal and barbaric as the castration of thousands of choir boys which was considered normal in the middle ages……

We should not be messing with nature.

Poor thing. Cher must have been quite the mother.

I’m a little shpcked and sickened that in 2009 people still say something like this is “crazy” or “sick”.. come the eff on! We have much bigger problems and people are people, let them be happy how they want to be happy. So long as a person isn’t hurting anyone else they should be allowed to live their life as they want to.

Imagine never feeling comfortable or right by simply being in your own skin? I can’t imagine it feels good.

Times are progressing and if there is a God I’m sure even he/she understands times have changed and that he.she is more open minded then some of you pea brains!

I hope this brings peace and happiness to Chastity :)

Very courageous. I wish Chaz and family all the best!

everyone on here seems so closed minded. Watch the movie “She’s a boy I knew” and understand some people are born the wrong gender.
Then they live their whole life in fear and in secreat. They end up getting married and misrepresenting their true self to the one they married.
Is it really fair and right for someone to live their life unhappy, unloved, and pretending to be someone they are not?

I am not surprised
having cher for a mother would screw up anybody!

she doesn’t need surgery, she needs a shrink

how is this going to change her sex life
who wants to be with a guy who was a woman before

I will never understand the attraction of same sex partners, however, I do believe that people can (and are) born with genes or hormones inside that may not be reflective of outside appearance. Since I am not professionally versed in this, I will just say that things can go wrong.
Look at the thousands of birth defects that we have every day. Look at the millions of children born with mental or physical disabilities. Look at the complexities of the body in that if ONE little thing goes wrong in the very complicated human computer in the body, it can throw off everything else —physically and emotionally.
I believe that in the majority of cases, homosexuals are born, not made, however, there are some who ‘choose’ to live that life style. Are gays mistakes? In MY OPINION, G-d made man and woman to be together, not woman and woman or man and man. However, with that said, I also believe that very odd things can happen with genes and hormones in the conception process and that some people may not be on the inside what they appear to be on the outside. Perhaps that is the case for Chastity.

i dont see why anyone comes on here and says all the nasty things you do in comments. its not up to you what these people do with their lives. if it makes them happy, who on earth are you to judge?

Good for her to come out in these days with such harsh people for a gender change. Good for you Chaz. Be happy..

Real men don’t have babies!! That was a woman that had babies not a man. Apparently she wasn’t so ready to become a ‘man’ or she wouldn’t have left her uterus.

Good Luck Chaz. Good Lord, by now you, your brother and your Mom know to tune this crap out, I hope. Surgeries at 40 can be rough, take care of yourself, I’ll pray that things go well for you and your family.

liverwurst @ 06/12/2009 at 8:47 am

@wrong: you’re stupid.

Poor Cher…. must be hard

The time is coming when parents will be notified of the “gay” gene, just as they are other disabilities. This problem will eliminate itself. How many parents are gonna want a gay kid, they will abort them right along with the other “mistakes” Now that’s KARMA! don’t mess with mother nature.

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