Cher Admires Son Chaz Bono's Courage for Sharing His Personal Journey

By Christo Varghese Posted May 2nd 2011 02:15AM

It looks like Cher has finally accepted her son Chaz Bono's gender change.

PEOPLE is reporting that Cher held a private screening of the documentary 'Becoming Chaz' at her Malibu home over the weekend.

In the documentary, Chaz's story about his transformation from a woman to a man is told and it is scheduled to premier on Oprah's OWN Network next week.

A friend of Cher is quoted saying, "Cher and 10 of her and Chaz's friends stood up and cheered when it was over,"

The friend also quotes Cher, who told her during the screening, "I admire my son Chaz's courage for sharing his personal journey. Most important to me is that he is very happy. That's what I care about the most. He has my love and support."

Bono was born Chastity Bono to the famed singing duo of Sonny and Cher.

Bono started a female-to-male gender-reassignment surgery in 2009 and legally became a man after a Santa Monica judge granted Bono's request to change his name from Chastity to Chaz and to switch his gender identification to male in 2010.

Cher has had some trouble accepting Chaz's gender change to a man and openly talked the issues she was having in an interview with Vanity Fair last year. "If I woke up tomorrow in a guy's body, I would just kick and scream and cry and f****ing rob a bank, because I cannot see myself as anything but who I am -- a girl. I would not take it as well as Chaz has. I couldn't imagine it," she says.

Cher even mixes up his gender in casual conversations. "Well, she's a very smart girl -- boy! This is where I get into trouble. My pronouns are f***ed. I still don't remember to call her 'him,'" she admitted.

Bono, 42, has been in a long-term relationship with girlfriend Jennifer Elia.

Tags: chastity bono, chaz bono, Cher

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Monday 02 May

By leftyny

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Anyway you look at it, it's Gross. Cher sucks and that "it" she gave birth to needs to eat a carrot.

By meli

Who are we to judge. The bible says "Judge less ye be judged". I am a wife, mother and grandmother. I support my children for who they are not what they are. Good for you Cher!! And for you simple minded people, get a life.

By janicemaslen

Too funny jw and yphandyman. Its just GROSS that thing she calls a son. Eat a carrot! Sex change, should have had a fat change

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?????????????? I never wrote that

By steve-kat.com

Let him be. So what if he likes to eat. A lot of people like to eat.

Tuesday 03 May

By pepper

If chaz continues to gain weight Cher will be calling he/she dead.

By wise one

If your going to start out concerned and end up disrepectful, that tell's us you have a weight problem yourself,steaming from the brian!I will diagnose that as smallminditness, go to your doctor and get a pill to stop SELF IMPORTANCE! Maybe one day "you'll find love to!

ALL I'AM SAYING IS EVERYONE HAS THE RITE TO LIVE LIFE HOWEVER THEY CHOOSE AS LONG AS NO ONE ELSE GETS HURT! Cher KEEP ROCKIN, YOU NEED NO ONES APROVAL!

Thursday 05 May

By Liz

It is still has female inerds (guts).What an ugly transition..Sonny turning in his grave.

It dose not take guts to be a pervert.It takes an evil mind.

Monday 09 May

By Karen

it's a shame she or he turned out that way. but if he's happy, then so be it. but i think God is very upset with what has happened. only God does understand it. personally, i don't believe in doing something like this.

Saturday 21 May

By brenda

have u ever heard anyone say-u only live onced,or i did not ask to be born,ori wish i was never born,or why was i born this is only a few of meny,well i feel u got to mske the best of things so when a person makes the best of things to live this life that has been given to him or her,that is right GIVIN to him or her.that to me means it was given to that person,i throu no stones,and beleave i am not perfect, my point LIVE AND LET LIVE !!

Saturday 17 September

By wayneldrr

I think, people have way to much time on there hands to be worrying about what others do with there lives, you tell me, that you never did anything in your life with out someone having something to say about it, Your happy with a change you make in life,, so why is it so big a deal if Chaz wants to be a man,, He is happy, Do we have any right to denie someone being happy as long as its not hurting anyone else. Why would anyone want to live and be unhappy when you have a way to change it,, Hats Off to Chaz and for Cher standing by hime ,, Thats what mothers DO

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