Chaz Bono
Appearance
Chaz Bono | |
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Born | Chastity Sun Bono March 4, 1969 |
Other names | Chaz Salvatore Bono |
Occupation(s) | Writer, musician, activist |
Years active | 1972–present |
Known for | Sonny & Cher's only child together,LGBTactivism, writing |
Parent(s) | Sonny Bono,Cher |
Family | Georgia Holt(grandmother) |
Chaz Salvatore Bono[1](BornChastity Sun Bono;March 4, 1969) is anAmericanactorand is aspokespersonfor theGay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.HedancedonABC'sDancing With the Stars.[2]
In 1995, Chaz, who still appeared female at the time, told The Advocate that he was alesbian.[3] In 2008 Bono started hisgender transitionfrom female to male.[4]
He is the son ofSonnyandCherBono.[5][6]He is a female-to-male transgender person. Adocumentaryon Bono's experience,Becoming Chaz,was at the 2011Sundance Film Festival.It was later on theOWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.[7]
Books written
[change|change source]- Family Outing(with Billie Fitzpatrick) (1998). Little, Brown and Company. pp. 272.ISBN978-0316102339
- The End of Innocence: A Memoir(with Michele Kort) (2003). pp. 232.ISBN978-1555837952
- Transition: the story of how I became a man(with Billie Fitzpatrick) (2011). New York: Dutton.ISBN978-0525952145
- Transition: Becoming Who I Was Always Meant to Be(with Billie Fitzpatrick) (2012 paperback). Plume. pp. 272.ISBN978-0452298002
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Cher's son now officially a man".BBC News. 2010-05-07.Retrieved2011-11-14.
- ↑"BBC News - Cher berates 'bigots' attack on son's role in TV show".BBC.2011-09-02.Retrieved2011-11-14.
- ↑"CNN - Chastity Bono opens up about coming out - October 14, 1998".cnn.
- ↑Andrea Peyser (16 May 2011)."Chaz a real drag for gay community".
- ↑"Chastity Bono Undergoing Gender Change".TV Guide. 2009-06-11.Retrieved2009-06-11.
- ↑"Chastity Bono is Chaz Bono".Right Celebrity. 2009-06-11. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-08-31.Retrieved2009-06-11.
- ↑"Chaz Bono Documentary To Debut On OWN | Access Hollywood - Celebrity News, Photos & Videos".Access Hollywood.Retrieved2011-11-14.
Other websites
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