Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Chaz Bono, whose mother and father Cher and Sonny Bono made sixties television fun for so many of us, explains to Chris Cuomo on Good Morning America the transition from being Chastity Bono. This is as good an explanation I have ever seen in the mass media of the process, thinking, and feelings of this extraordinary journey -- from the viewpoint of the person.
Maggie's Farm (Free subscription) | yesterday
Among numerous problems, I think the biggest problem with the Dem medical care bill is that there is no national consensus for this. It is unwise to do things this large without a national consensus. With Medicare, there was. With Medicaid for the very poor, there was. As it stands now, the Dems are proposing a solution without a problem. Or, a solution seeking a problem... Cui bono? Well, the Dems...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bono and Wyclef Jean were thrilled to be honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights on Wednesday. But, walking in, the U2 frontman admitted their previous appearances together had been "disasters."
Forwomenonline (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Chaz is going through sexual reassignment surgery and become the face of transgenders in Amercia.
Reading matters (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Fiction - paperback; Tivoli; 352 pages; 2004. If you ever needed proof that I have rather eclectic reading tastes, then this review coming directly after W.G. Sebald's The Emigrants and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four should do it. Admittedly, I read Everyone's Got A Bono Story on my sick bed; my mind couldn't settle on anything and I was looking for something completely fluffy, something that...
newsunwrapped.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
It seems like a lot of people are curious to know on who Chastity Bono’s girlfriend is. The former childstar recently underwent a surgery that transforms her into a man. Jennifer Elia is the proud girlfriend of Chastity Bono or also known as Chaz. The two have been together for four years and though their relationship [...]
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Chaz Bono's interview on Good Morning America.
Celebrity Dirty Laundry (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
You know the stories of extreme decadence surrounding the fall of Rome that we always hear? Or even better the Biblical horror stories of Sodom and Gomorra where ethical standards and decency had totally vanished leaving only sexual perversion and deviance. Forcing God to destroy the cities and their inhabitants with brimstone and fire out [...]
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
George Stephanopoulos is the frontrunner to replace Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Good Morning America," but some staffers on the show doubt whether he could handle an interview with the likes of Chaz Bono, TVNewser hears. Bono --formerly Chastity, daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono -- appeared on "GMA" exclusively this week to discuss his transformation into Chaz. Chris Cuomo interviewed...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Chaz was on Good Morning America describing his life's progression and how he came to be a public advocate for the LGB and now the T. A few days ago Blend reader Hector sent me a link to this wonderful New York Times article about the pianist Sara Davis Buechner . Both of these stories, not to mention the story of our own barista Autumn, remind me how much is at stake in terms of privacy and profession...
People (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Tackling a sex change while in the public eye was "an incredible hurdle"
"Bank on California" Money Launderi (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Washington, D.C. ... In an effort to keep terrorist detainees off U.S. soil and out of U.S. courts, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) signed a discharge petition to bring H.R. 2294, the "Keep Terrorists Out of America Act," to the House floor for a vote. Bono Mack issued the following statement: ...... more
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn from a woman to a man was "the best decision I've ever made." The 40-year-old writer, activist and reality-TV star, who was born a girl to Sonny Bono and Cher, says he's eight months into the years-long transformation and feels great.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Honor Recognizes Courageous and Innovative Approaches to Human Rights
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Chaz Bono appeared on Good Morning America this morning to discuss his transition from female to male. GMA looks at his transformation from his first appearance on The Sonny and Cher Show. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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