Bono: He Was Born This Way
In Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man, Chaz Bono tells the story of his gender transition from female to male. Born Chastity Sun Bono in 1969, Chaz is the child of Cher and the late Sonny Bono. In 1995, Chaz came out publicly as a lesbian – and in 2008 realized his true dream when he began the process of gender reassignment.
Becoming Chaz, a documentary about his sex change, premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and will be released May 10. Watch the trailer.
Chaz's relationship with his celebrity mom has been stormy. 
Cher, an iconic figure to the gay community, has made public her earlier struggles with accepting her child's sexuality. Read Cher's interview in Vanity Fair and watch Letterman's befuddled interview with her (she really, really scares him).
But this isn't all about Cher.
Visit Chaz's website and learn about his ongoing work as a LGBT activist. Read his earlier book, Family Outing, a guide for young people coming out, and The End of Innocence, which he wrote in 2002 as Chastity.
See his first public interview with Mary Hart after his transition. Watch these clips from Dan Savage's It Gets Better Project: including words of hope from Chaz, Adam Lambert, Woody (from Toy Story 3), and Lady Gaga. And speaking of, put your paws up and dance to Gaga's Born this Way.
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