Sonny and Cher’s little girl is all grown up, and now apparently becoming their son. According to Bono’s publicist — Chastity Bono has a publicist? — it’s not just some weird tabloid rumor. “Yes, it’s true — Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity. 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.”
You think Cher would be the coolest, most liberal mother in the world but she’s spoken publicly about the difficult time she had accepting that her daughter was gay. I wonder how she’s handling this development. Hopefully she’s progressed.
Listen, I know that I make my living being snarky, but I actually have a completely sincere and honest question. If a lesbian woman has her gender reassigned, is she then a heterosexual man?
No matter what “label” society chooses to saddle her with from here on out, I’m glad that Chaz will be living an existence that feels authentic to him.
I adore Cher and enjoy her incredible music and acting skills. Now what does her daughter do? Or should I ask; what does Chaz do for a living, as a career?
I have always wondered that myself…
About the lesbian becoming a hetero man?
Yes, that’s exactly what he would be. Just a straight man.
The majority of ftm (female to male) transgender consider themselves hetro if they like females or gay if they’re into guys.
What happened to her thumb? It looks nubby…
… or is that what they’re going to use downstairs? Thumbs up?
I think her knuckle is bent.
*his
I think he would appreciate male pronouns from here on out.
What do you call a lesbian with fat fingers?
Well hung…
On another site I read that she works for GLADD, but I don’t know if that is what she’s still doing. Oh well…I hope she finds the peace she must be looking for.
*he
ps. what a kind comment
How old are you and why are you constantly correcting people?
Merc is correcting people because it is very important to transgendered people to be identified properly. Transgenderism is totally different than sexual orientation. Chaz has been living as a lesbian female all his life because society insists on making gender distinctions and that role suited us – not Chaz. Learning what is important to our neighbors makes for a much better society than deciding for ourselve how we will accept our neighbors.
I love how you can see both of his parents in his face. =)
I hear she is going to marry Cynthia Nixon.
Nope.
http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/14315
THIS CHICK IS NASTY AS HELL!
I can’t find any way to say this better. You are so right.
You look nasty as hell in your avatar.
when faced with such immaturity there is only one response:
so’s your face
and it’s so fitting in this situation
Actually I saw her on one of those celebrity weightloss shows a few seasons back and she seemed like a real decent human being.
Wow, congratulations to him!! I hope all goes well and that he’ll be happy with his new life.
What puzzles me is not so much how Chaz will identify – it makes sense that a lesbian who has a sex change is then a straight guy – but rather who will be interested in Chaz as a partner. Most straight women I know would not consider Chaz a potential partner; most lesbians, one assumes, would like to be with someone who identifies as a woman, or else, why be a lesbian?
Also, is Chaz in a relationship? Because sometimes relationships can survive these kinds of changes.
Like “The Pregnant Man”
JR- I guess there’s just something for everyone.
Yeah! For sure.
I’m sure if you are in a healthy relationship you want what other person wants and for them to be happy with themself. this would obviously be discussed and you would go through it together. It’s not like “Honey, I’m home and I’m a man now” … I’m sure it’s important to both people in the relationship and that’s how it works.
well… I’m in a healthy relationship but if my boyfriend told me one day he had doubts and that he felt he was a woman I’d be very supportive… as a friend. I’m straight, I could never be with a woman.
You have a point.
Will he be the next man to have a baby? lol I had to say it. everyone seems very politically correct on this one.
again not me, not my child. Being honest, I would have a problem as a parent with this. I could handle the mummy I am gay, but…..One thing if your born with the goods, another to switch.
Who is willing to do the surgery at her weight. That is a major issue: apnea, anestethia, infection healing-death. (i was overwieght once in my life, gastric bypass, so i know what i speak in regards to surgery).
Rule of thumb if its not emergency surgery, 150 lbs overweight and she might not get a credible surgeon.
Just because she is Cher’s daughter, who from what i have read in the past is not supportive as she wants, does not give her a free pass to cosmetic surgery.
For curious peeps i was 275lbs at highest weight. 147 last week and twins in the middle!!! I am 4.5 years post surgery and kept the wight off.
surgery is not first, as far as my knowledge goes, in this process. he would undergo hormone therapy and counseling. i believe the hormones can reduce breast size and am positive they can increase the size of the clitoris to a small penis. some men don’t even have surgery to create a penis. the hormones obviously lower the voice as well.
He would be considered an FTM: Female to Male transgendered person. Some straight woman could get a kick out of that, I guess, but from what I know, Chaz would have more luck sticking to the lesbian game.
Good for him.
as part of his gender confusion, he most likely identified as a lesbian (the sexual identity of a straight male, but lacking the sex organs), but actually felt as if he was a straight male. so once he undergoes his gender reassignment, he would be considered a straight male.
being a lesbian does not mean a person has the sexual identity of a straight male. it means she has the sexual identity of being a woman who likes women.
Yea but in this case he most likley felt like a straight male considering that he considers himself male and likes women.
I think some of you are missing the whole gender reassignment point.
Chaz obviously was born in a female body, but his every being told him he was male.
Most FTM individuals identify as lesbians prior to transitioning. Not because they really are, but how else can they identify? Sometimes they suppress that part of themselves and it takes a while to process it, or they want to fit in, or even because they are fearful of acceptance.
I am a lesbian. My spouse identifies as transgendered. I won’t go into details because I am sure that many of you are totally confused with “lesbian….spouse…..transgendered”. But, my point to this totally wordy post is this:
My spouse thought that he was male until he was about 4. He was devastated when he realized/was told that he was anatomically female. Every time he looks in a mirror, what hys brain is telling him and what the mirror is showing do not connect. It is hard for hym to look in mirrors for that reason. Imagine living that way all of your life.
I am happy for Chaz and wish hym only the best.
Oh and he has always been straight in every sense of the word. ;)
amen!
thank you for bringing up that there’s a difference between sexual orientation and gender identity.
Anytime, x.
It only took me 3 years to really start to understand the difference between the two.
I guess that is why some “family” tend to struggle with the ‘T’ in LGBT because it is one’s gender identity as opposed to one’s sexual orientation.
My thought on this? Why do we need labels?
They better not give him a bigger dick than I have or I’ll be depressed.
(opening myself to some good insults here…)
Well, maybe if your name was “Horse Punch” you wouldn’t be opening yourself up to insults….oh heck, what am I saying? Of course you would!
Okay, here’s my insult:
I’m pretty sure it’s already bigger than yours.
*big smile*
I think it’s good to bring gender identity issues more into the open. Good luck to Chaz, I hope this is a positive step forward for him.
whatever makes chaz happy, like is too short , just be happy. Im sure cher feels the same way, Im sure she supports chaz . I wonder what Elijah blue thinks about having a ‘brother'”)
It seems as though her sexuallity has caused her a lot of pain in her life. I hope she finds the happiness that everyone deserves.
Man, I really feel for Chaz. It must be hard (I would imagine, don’t know from personal experience) to not have the inside match the outside and to grow up and live in a body that doesn’t suit you, and to have to try to sort all that out. On top of it, your parents are Sonny and Cher, which also has to be difficult. Wow. I hope he can find peace and love, and acceptance.
I imagine it was hard for Cher to accept, first, that her daughter was gay and then, that her daughter is transgendered. I think no matter how liberal and open you are, any parent would have difficulty, not because of that actual gay/transgendered thing, but just because parents don’t want their children to suffer. Life is hard enough as it is, but being transgendered has got to make it a whole lot tougher, and no parent wants their kid to have to fight those kinds of battles. I would imagine that Cher would be more accepting than some parents and I hope the entire family can rally around Chaz at this time, when he needs love and support the most.
I think that Chastity thinks that she's unhappy because she is a male living in a female body. However, she is MUCH fatter now that she's a man, than she ever was when she was a female. In fact, she's morbidly obese. She obviously has an eating disorder. Which means shes still unhappy. In fact, she's probably more unhappy as a man. I only say this because she is now much fatter as a man. I think that Chastity has problems, but I don't think having a sex change is going to help.
Chaz appears not to be as happy as claims. I agree that the surgical transition she so desperately craved and hoped would change her life and make her happy at last has not been completely affective, although Chaz and her supporters insist she/he is. They will continue to present it as such as Chaz has admitted the media attention, web site, a book and movie now, and the interviews are for the purpose of bringing attention to this subject; hence, the continual pep talks for pro transgender surgery, despite obvious continuing challenges she is facing that no one would ever discuss. Why push this as a solution when it’s not for everyone struggling with this. Sorry but you can not change the psychological complexity that resides at the root of this matter with surgery. It does NOT work. This is far sadder and more confusing than anyone but her, or those experiencing this, can possibly know. And this is the part that she or her supporters need to be aware of before presenting her as a role model for this surgery when it can possibly destroy lives for some. Chaz continues to have an extremely difficult time. It does appear the eating disorder that has resulted from the overwhelming challenge this “change” has brought to this poor woman. As far as work – surely getting involved in work that means something to her would help take her mind off the turmoil that is eating away at her.
She is determined to promote the surgery now. I like Chaz but think she should keep it personal – a very serious situation and not for everyone… agree with everything you’ve said Blair.
All I can say is “MY GOD”!!!!!!
My God, My God! What is happening to this world??