tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post351758772698935342..comments2023-07-13T14:06:45.974+01:00Comments on Unzipped: Gay Armenia: Cher's daughter Chastity Bono comes out as transgender personartmikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-61806390178829580442010-03-31T16:15:01.036+01:002010-03-31T16:15:01.036+01:00Cher's son Chaz Bono to formally change his na...<a href="http://gayarmenia.blogspot.com/2010/03/chers-son-chaz-bono-to-formally-change.html" rel="nofollow">Cher's son Chaz Bono to formally change his name and gender</a>artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-35537335874314594792009-07-13T01:39:27.707+01:002009-07-13T01:39:27.707+01:00Chaz Bono makes first public appearance with girlf...<a href="http://gayarmenia.blogspot.com/2009/07/chaz-bono-makes-first-public-appearance.html" rel="nofollow">Chaz Bono makes first public appearance with girlfriend Jennifer Elia</a>artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-46100016448533865972009-06-18T22:53:49.908+01:002009-06-18T22:53:49.908+01:00Cher will support Chaz's sex change
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N...<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20286040,00.html" rel="nofollow">Cher will support Chaz's sex change</a> <br />People<br /><br />Now that Chaz Bono (formerly known as Chastity) has gone public with his sex change, his mother, Cher, is opening up about how she feels about the news. <br /><br />"Chaz is embarking on a difficult journey, but one that I will support," she tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. "I respect the courage it takes to go through this transition in the glare of public scrutiny and although I may not understand I will strive to be understanding. The one thing that will never change is my abiding love for my child." <br /><br />The singer, 63, has struggled with Chaz's choices before: In his book Family Outing, Chaz says Cher kicked him out upon learning he was gay; they quickly reconciled. Recently, the pair celebrated Chaz's 40th birthday in Vegas. <br /><br />Meanwhile Chaz's stepmother (Sonny Bono's widow), congresswoman Mary Bono Mack, 47, is also supportive, telling PEOPLE, "Chaz has always been a loving and important part of our family who has supported us all through thick and thin. This is a very difficult decision that Chaz has fully vetted, and over the past decade, has discussed the matter thoroughly and consulted therapists and medical experts. As he moves forward, I will be there to support him and love him every step of the way." <br />***<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12877.html" rel="nofollow">Cher 'supportive' of Chaz Bono's sex change</a> <br />PinkNews<br /><br />[...] The 40-year-old is Cher's only child with late husband Sonny Bono. He is a gay rights activist but also works as a musician, writer and actor. He wrote about his experience of coming out to his mother in the memoir Family Outing.<br /><br />Cher later admitted she "went ballistic" when Chaz came out as a lesbian, but has since become an active gay rights supporter.<br /><br />Chaz is believed to have started hormone therapy but it is not yet known whether he will be having gender reassignment surgery.artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.com