Chaz Bono

AKA Chastity Sun Bono

Born: 4-Mar-1969

Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA



Gender: Transgender

Race or Ethnicity: White

Sexual orientation: Lesbian

Occupation: Relative

Nationality: United States

Executive summary: Transgender offspring of Sonny and Cher

Born Chastity Bono, the daughter of pop duo Sonny and Cher. Came out as a lesbian in 1995, then began transitioning from female to male in 2001, taking the name Chaz Bono. Underwent irreversible gender surgery in 2009, and legally became a man when the Los Angeles County Superior Court approved his name and gender change on 6 May 2010.

Father: Sonny Bono (actor and congressman, b. 16-Feb-1935, d. 5-Jan-1998 skiing accident)

Mother: Cher (singer, b. 20-May-1946)

Girlfriend: Rachel (ex)

Girlfriend: Joan Stephens (d. 1994 lymphoma)

Girlfriend: Stasie Kardashian

Girlfriend: Jennifer Elia (together since 2007, broken engagement 2011)



High School: High School for Performing Arts, New York City, NY

University: New York University



GLAAD Entertainment Media Director

Sex Change Operation Female to Male (2009)

Breast Reduction Surgery

Sicilian Ancestry Paternal



FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR

Becoming Chaz (23-Jan-2011) · Himself

Bar Girls (15-Sep-1994)



Official Website:

http://www.chazbono.net/

Author of books:

Family Outing ( 1998 , with Billie Fitzpatrick)

The End of Innocence: A Memoir ( 2003 , memoir, with Michele Kort)

Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man ( 2011 , memoir, with Billie Fitzpatrick)







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