It's an interesting story but the ugly comments below are pretty vile. This one takes the cake: "If she believed she was a WWII veteran that lost her leg in the war, would they let her have an amputation? There is about as much truth in that believe as there is in that she is really a man."
Cher's daughter Chastity Bono is changing gender from female to male
Updated Thursday, June 11th 2009, 3:11 PM
WireImage/FilmMagicChastity Bono (right) is the the celebrity offspring of Cher (left) and the late husband Sonny Bono.
More Sonny, less Cher.
Celebrity daughter Chastity Bono is undergoing a sex change to become a man, her publicist announced Thursday.
The gender-swap process began shortly after Bono's 40th birthday in March and more than a decade after she came out as a lesbian.
"Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity," spokesman Howard Bragman said in a statement using only male pronouns.
Chastity, the only child of the "I Got You, Babe" singing duo, will have gender reassignment surgery, according to Us magazine - although Bragman declined to confirm the operation.
"He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones," said Bragman, declining to answer any questions.
Bono became a vocal advocate of gay and transgendered rights after going public with her sexuality.
There was no immediate comment from Cher, who initially cringed at her daughter's lesbianism before making peace with Chastity. Her father, Sonny Bono, died in 1998.
Gay leaders hailed Bono's decision as courageous and "an important step forward."
"Coming out as a transgender is an extremely personal decision and one that is never made lightly," said Neil Giuliano, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
"We look forward to hearing Chaz's story in his own words in the future."
"Transitioning," as gender switching is known, typically involves hormone therapy and sometimes - although not always - some surgical alteration.
"For some it's a medical transition," said Carrie Davis, director of adult services at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.
"For others, it's just social. And for many, it's both."
Dave576m Jun 11, 2009 9:51:17 PM Report Offensive Post
It is impossible to change your gender. Just because you want to believe your a man, doesnt make you one. It makes you a women with a delusion. She can have mutalation surgery to try to make her look like a man, but her DNA will still say women. Even after the surgery she will still be a women, getting plastic surgery doesnt change that. Look I feel bad for her, she clearly has a psycological problem, but people in this modern age refuse to see that is just that. They actually make up new terms like "transgender" and call it courageous to not face your psycological problems. Delusions are Delusions, and the more we let people believe their delusions are reality, the more delusional reality becomes. Write that down...
Dave576m Jun 11, 2009 9:58:29 PM Report Offensive Post
If she believed she was a WWII veteran that lost her leg in the war, would they let her have an amputation? There is about as much truth in that believe as there is in that she is really a man.
mainmanjr Jun 11, 2009 10:17:40 PM Report Offensive Post
Yes< Its a Great Step Forward forward for all. I agree! All our daughters should become men. And all gay men should wear a dress. Chasity can get a job driving a truck. Its so Perfect. She can let her armpits grow and keep her hair short. I know her favorite baseball player is Lenny Dykestra. And her favorite talk show host is ELLEN Degenerate. She fits right in. You go Girl!!!
Mainelyme Jun 11, 2009 10:18:53 PM Report Offensive Post
It's your life. Live it.
Lynsayers Jun 11, 2009 10:20:57 PM Report Offensive Post
I have said it before and I will say it again--we'd all be much better off if everyone would just mind his/her own business.
pattiebzr Jun 11, 2009 10:26:03 PM Report Offensive Post
What business is this of anyones? My God is what Chasity chooses to do with her life not hers, why does anyone get an opinion on this. Butt out.
crazybiker82009 Jun 11, 2009 10:36:06 PM Report Offensive Post
People can be as confused as they wish, however, this woman, genetically, will always be a woman, like it or not, she cannot change her genetic makeup no matter how much she tries or is confused about her gender. Once born male or female, one cannot change that fact. Psychologically, they can pretend or be as delusional as they want, all it makes them is obvious attention getters and basically outcasts because they are so easy to spot. I think that if you are a woman, be a woman, if you are a man, be a man. Normal people who aren't confused about their gender draw so much less negative attention to themselves!
ZAZZ Jun 11, 2009 10:45:01 PM Report Offensive Post
This will be forever known as the ERA OF TOO MUCH INFORMATION. Who the hell CARES?
MickeyGlenn Jun 11, 2009 11:01:01 PM Report Offensive Post
I feel sorry for her. I'm sure she's had a grotesque life, what with her mother having a new round of surgery every few months and having that ridiculous name to start with. But mutilating her body is not going to make her happy, nor is it going to turn her into a man. She'll just be a fat woman with an artificial phallus wearing men's clothes. It's sad. It's too bad that there are so many sick people in the world encouraging her to this. There are happy lesbians. It's too bad she couldn't be one.
boozer81 Jun 11, 2009 11:03:22 PM Report Offensive Post
I think its called species reassignment
