Chaz Bono Formerly Chastity Bono Releases Book, Documentary on OWN.

It’s been almost 2 years since Chastity / Chaz Bono underwent gender reassignment surgery. On May 10th, 2011 Chaz Bono will release a tell all book called Transitions: The Story of How I Became A Man.

Chaz Bono Book Description (from Amazon)

Chaz Bono’s groundbreaking and candid account of a forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from female to male

At first, America knew the only child of Sonny and Cher as Chastity, the cherubic little girl who appeared on her parents’ TV show. In later years, she became famous for coming out on a national stage, working with two major organizations toward LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) rights and publishing two books. And just within the past eighteen months, Chaz Bono has entered the public consciousness as the most high-profile transgender person ever.

All through the hoopla surrounding his change, Chaz has insisted on maintaining his privacy. Now, in Transition, Chaz finally tells his story. Part One traces his decision to transition, beginning in his childhood-when he played on the boys’ teams and wore boys’ clothing whenever possible-and going through his painful, but ultimately joyful, coming out in his twenties, up to 2008, when, after the death of his father, drug addiction, and five years of sobriety, Chaz was finally ready to begin the process of changing his gender. In Part Two, he offers an unprecedented record in words and photographs of the actual transition, a real-time diary as he navigates uncharted waters. These chapters capture the day-to-day momentum of his life as his body changes.

Throughout the book, Chaz touches on themes of identity, gender, and sexuality; parents and children; and how harboring secrets shatters the soul. It is an amazing contribution to our understanding of a much- misunderstood community.

Final Chaz Bono Thoughts

With all the hype of his new Documentary “Becoming Chaz” One has to feel happy for him. But it’s like celebrities to cash in on something of this magnitude. I’m sure a DVD will be on the way as well.

Read Michael’s view on this. (One of our readers blasted him for his opinion when the story broke.)

What’s your take on this? Are you happy for Chaz? Confused? Hoping the documentary will clear the air? Let us know!

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