Chaz Bono

Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour''.

Bono is out as a trans man. In 1995, while then presenting as a woman, and several years after being outed as lesbian by the tabloid press, Bono publicly self-identified as a lesbian in a cover story in a leading American gay monthly magazine, ''The Advocate''. Bono eventually went on to discuss the process of coming out to oneself and others in two books. ''Family Outing: A Guide to the Coming Out Process for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Families'' (1998) includes his coming-out account. The memoir ''The End of Innocence'' (2003) discusses his outing, music career, and partner Joan's death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Between 2008 and 2010, Bono sought out gender-affirming care, commonly called gender transition. A two-part ''Entertainment Tonight'' feature in June 2009 explained that his medical transition had started a year before. In May 2010, he legally changed his ID to match his gender and name. A documentary on Bono's experience, ''Becoming Chaz'', was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and later made its television debut on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Provided by Wikipedia