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Chaz Bono
Chaz Bono | |
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 Bono in 2017 | |
| Born | Chastity Sun Bono March 4, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Chaz Salvatore Bono |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
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| Relatives | Elijah Blue Allman (half-brother) Georgia Holt (grandmother) |
Chaz Salvatore Bono[1] (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.[2][3]
Bono is out as a trans man. In 1995, while then presenting as a woman, and several years after being outed as lesbian by the tabloid press, Bono publicly self-identified as a lesbian in a cover story in a leading American gay monthly magazine, The Advocate. Bono eventually went on to discuss the process of coming out to oneself and others in two books. Family Outing: A Guide to the Coming Out Process for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Families (1998) includes his coming-out account. The memoir The End of Innocence (2003) discusses his outing, music career, and partner Joan's death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[4]
Between 2008 and 2010, Bono sought out gender-affirming care, commonly called gender transition. A two-part Entertainment Tonight feature in June 2009 explained that his medical transition had started a year before.[5] In May 2010, he legally changed his ID to match his gender and name.[6] A documentary on Bono's experience, Becoming Chaz, was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and later made its television debut on the Oprah Winfrey Network.[7][8]
- ^ "Cher's son now officially a man". BBC News. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Chastity Bono Undergoing Gender Change". TV Guide. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ "Chastity Bono is Chaz Bono". Right Celebrity. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ Marcus, Lydia (March 21, 2006). "Interview with Chastity Bono". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
- ^ "Chaz Bono", June 15–16, 2009, Entertainment Tonight.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
foxgenderchangewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chaz Bono Documentary To Debut on OWN | Access Hollywood – Celebrity News, Photos & Videos". Access Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Chaz Bono Documentary, Becoming Chaz, to Have World Television Premiere on OWN". Oprah.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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