Next month Chaz Bono, son of Cher and Sonny Bono, will ask LA courts to make his transition from female to male complete.  In March Chaz applied a petition to change his name and gender legally, his hearing is set to be held on May 6th in Santa Monica.

When asked last year about his transition Chaz said

Gender is between your ears, not between your legs. I’ve felt male as far back as I can remember. As a child it was really clear. I felt like a boy

Having come out publicly as a lesbian at 18, Chaz has spend many years working for LGBTQ rights.  He has been a writer at large for The Advocate magazine, a spokesperson for The Human Rights Campaign as well as being an Entertainment Media Director for GLAAD.

Chaz made his first public appearance at the 21st Annual GLAAD awards over the weekend and looked very smart indeed, he was accompanied by his partner of four years Jennifer Elia.

When Chaz came out to the world it served as a positive beacon for many people, let’s hope that his transition is met with as much warmth and acceptance.

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