Posts with tag "chaz bono"

Chaz Bono: My Mom Just Needed More Time to Accept Me

Posted May 17th 2011 at 10:59 PM by Rob Shuter

In the past, Cher acknowledged she had a hard time accepting her child's decision to undergo a sex change, and now Chaz Bono tells PopEater he believes his famous mom's reluctance may have been a "generational thing" and that she was not only shocked by his decision but also surprised at how quickly others adapted to it. "I think she was surprised. I think she didn't expect people to be able to ...

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

Posted May 2nd 2011 at 02:15 AM by Christo Varghese

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, ...

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Cher on Chaz: 'She's a Very Smart Girl -- Boy!'

Posted Nov 2nd 2010 at 07:06 AM by PopEater Staff

It's taking Cher some time to get used to having a son named Chaz Bono, rather than a daughter named Chastity. In the new Vanity Fair, the singing icon talks candidly about her first born child's gender-reassignment surgery last year, and why it's been hard wrapping her head around it. "If I woke up tomorrow in a guy's body, I would just kick and scream and cry and f****ing rob a bank, ...

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Chaz Bono Granted Name and Gender Change

Posted May 6th 2010 at 02:51 PM by PopEater Staff

It's official: Following gender-reassignment surgery last year, Chaz Bono is legally a man. A Santa Monica judge on Thursday granted Bono's request to change his name from Chastity to Chaz and to switch his gender identification to male. Bono was represented in court by attorney Kristina Wertz of the Transgender Law Center, who said her client "couldn't be happier." "This is an important ...

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Chaz Bono: Gender Is Between Your Ears, Not Between Your Legs

Posted Nov 19th 2009 at 10:05 AM by PopEater Staff

For the first time, Chaz Bono, born to Cher and the late Sonny Bono as Chastity, opened up about his new life as a man, in an exclusive interview with 'Good Morning America.' "This was a very difficult decision to make, but it is the best decision I've ever made. I'm happier. I'm more confident. I feel great," he said. ...

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Why You're Searching for 'Kellie Pickler,' 'Kalpen Modi,' and 'Gloria Loring'

Posted Oct 30th 2009 at 08:07 PM by Sam Brand

Wondering why 'Chaz Bono Pictures,' 'Kalpen Modi,' and 'Kellie Pickler' are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery. Google Trends provides the hottest keywords of the hour. Though the results change frequently, at any given time the list offers a snapshot of what's hot in the world of entertainment news. Here's what's steamin' tonight... ...

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Chaz Bono Talks Sex, Puberty and Shaving

Posted Oct 29th 2009 at 10:08 AM by PopEater Staff

Chaz Bono is in the midst of physically becoming a man and is opening up in a two-part interview with Entertainment Tonight (to air Oct 29 and 30) to discuss sex reassignment surgery and facing puberty at age 40. In a statement released (via Huffington Post), Bono reveals, "I believe that gender is something between your ears not between your legs. That is something I discovered in the early '90s. ...