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|name = Chaz S. Bono |
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|image = Chaz Bono square photo 1.jpg |
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|caption = Chaz Bono, 2010 |
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|birth_name = Chastity Sun Bono |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|03|04}} |
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|birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States |
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|known_for = Being [[Sonny & Cher]]'s only child together, [[LGBT]] activism, writing, his work with [[#Ceremony|Ceremony]] |
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|occupation = Writer, musician, activist |
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|years_active = 1972–present |
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|parents = [[Sonny Bono]], [[Cher]] |
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'''Chaz Salvatore Bono'''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8667595.stm |title=Cher's son now officially a man |publisher=BBC News |date=May 7, 2010 |accessdate=November 14, 2011}}</ref> (born '''Chastity Sun Bono'''; March 4, 1969) is an American advocate, writer, and musician. He is the [[only child]] of American entertainers [[Sonny Bono|Sonny]] and [[Cher]], though each had children from other relationships.<ref name="tvguide">{{cite news|url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/Chastity-Bono-Gender-1006849.aspx |title=Chastity Bono Undergoing Gender Change|publisher=TV Guide|date=June 11, 2009|accessdate=June 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="rightcelebrity">{{cite news|url=http://tv.rightcelebrity.com/?p=2752|title=Chastity Bono is Chaz Bono|publisher=Right Celebrity|date=June 11, 2009|accessdate=June 11, 2009}}</ref> |
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Bono is a [[trans man|transgender man]]. In 1995, several years after being [[Outing|outed]] as lesbian by the tabloid press, he publicly self-identified as such in a cover story in a leading American gay monthly magazine, ''[[The Advocate]]'', eventually going on to discuss the process of [[coming out]] to oneself and to 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]].<ref name="AFTERELLEN">{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Lydia |url=http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/People/2006/3/chastity.html |title=Interview with Chastity Bono |publisher=AfterEllen |date=March 21, 2006 |accessdate=February 19, 2007}}</ref> |
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Between 2008 and 2010, Bono underwent female-to-male [[Transitioning (transgender)|gender transition]]. A two-part ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' feature in June 2009 explained that his transition had started a year before.<ref name="ETCB">"Chaz Bono", June 15–16, 2009, ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''.</ref> In May 2010, he legally changed his gender and name.<ref name="foxgenderchange"/> A documentary on Bono's experience, ''Becoming Chaz'', was screened at the 2011 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and later made its television debut on [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/chaz-bonos-documentary-to-make-world-television-premiere-on-oprah-winfrey-network_article_42282 |title=Chaz Bono Documentary To Debut on OWN | Access Hollywood – Celebrity News, Photos & Videos|publisher=Access Hollywood |accessdate=November 14, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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[[File:Sonny and Chastity Bono 1974.JPG|thumb|left|Chaz Bono (then known as Chastity) with Sonny Bono in 1974]] |
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Bono is the only child of [[Cher]] and [[Sonny Bono]] of the pop duo [[Sonny & Cher]], stars of a TV variety show on which the young child often appeared. Bono was named ''Chastity Sun Bono'' after the film ''[[Chastity (film)|Chastity]]'', which was produced by Sonny and in which Cher (in her first feature film) played a [[bisexuality|bisexual]] woman.<ref>Bryant, Wayne, M. (1996). ''Bisexual Characters in Film, from Anaïs to Zee.'' Haworth Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7890-0142-9</ref> |
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Bono came out to both parents as lesbian at age 18. In ''Family Outing'', Bono wrote that, "as a child, I always felt there was something different about me. I'd look at other girls my age and feel perplexed by their obvious interest in the latest fashion, which boy in class was the cutest, and who looked the most like cover girl [[Christie Brinkley]]. When I was 13, I finally found a name for exactly how I was different. I realized I was gay."<ref>{{cite book |last= Bono |
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|first= Chaz (as Chastity) |author2=Fitzpatrick, Billy |title= Family Outing |year= 1998 |publisher= Little, Brown |location= New York |isbn= 0-316-10233-4 |page= vii}}</ref> |
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==Ceremony== |
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Bono began a short music career with the band Ceremony,<ref name = "AFTERELLEN"/> which released one album, ''Hang Out Your Poetry'', in 1993. The band featured Bono on vocals, [[acoustic guitar]], and percussion. Other members were [[Steve March Tormé]] (backup vocals), Heidi Shink a.k.a. Chance, [[Pete McRae]], Steve Bauman, Louis Ruiz, and Bryn Mathieu. All but one of the band's songs were written or co-written by Bono, Shink, and [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]]. They used no synthesizers or digital effects on the album; Shink noted, "We turned our back on technology. [ ... ] It's reminiscent of the 60s, but more a tip of the hat than emulating it. We took the music we love and rejuvenated it, made it 90s."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20010412192941/http://www.psnw.com/~randyk/122293.htm |title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=April 12, 2001 |accessdate=November 14, 2011}}</ref> |
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The songs "Could've Been Love" and "Ready for Love" were released as singles from the album. |
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===Tracklist=== |
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#"Goodbye Sunshine" |
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#"Steal Your Heart" |
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#"Day by Day" |
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#"Ready for Love" |
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#"Ready for Love (Refrain)" |
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#"Hang Out Your Poetry" |
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#"Could've Been Love" |
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#"Turn It Over" |
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#"Trust" |
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#"2 of 1" |
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#"First Day of My Life" |
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#"Breathless" |
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#"Living in a Paradise" |
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#"Livin' It Up" |
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Sonny and Cher recorded backing vocals (uncredited) for the last song. As well as the 14 songs listed here, a 15th track, "One World", was released as a B-side to the "Could've Been Love" single. |
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==LGBT activism== |
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In April 1995, Bono came out as lesbian in an interview with ''[[The Advocate]]'', a national gay and lesbian magazine.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news |last=Freydkin |first=Donna |url=http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9810/14/bono.out.cnn/index.html |title=Chastity Bono opens up about coming out|publisher=CNN |date=October 14, 1998 |accessdate=February 20, 2007}}</ref> The 1998 book ''Family Outing'' detailed how Bono's coming out "catapulted me into a political role that has transformed my life, providing me with affirmation as a lesbian, as a woman, and as an individual."<ref name="Bono 1998 viii">{{cite book |last= Bono |
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|first= Chaz (as Chastity) |author2=Fitzpatrick, Billy |title= Family Outing |year= 1998 |publisher= Little, Brown |location= New York |isbn= 0-316-10233-4 |page= viii}}</ref> In the same book, Bono reported that Cher, who was both a gay icon and ally to [[LGBT]] communities, was quite uncomfortable with the news at first and "went ballistic"<ref>{{cite book |last= Bono |first= Chaz (as Chastity) |author2=Fitzpatrick, Billy |title= Family Outing |year= 1998 |publisher= Little, Brown |location= New York |isbn= 0-316-10233-4 |page= 207}}</ref> before coming to terms with it: "By August 1996, one year after I came out publicly, my mother had progressed so far that she agreed to 'come out' herself on the cover of ''The Advocate'' as the proud mother of a lesbian daughter."<ref name="Bono 1998 viii"/> Cher has since become an outspoken [[LGBT rights]] activist. |
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Bono's paternal relationship became strained after Sonny became a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Congress|Congressman]] from California. The differences in their political views separated them, and the two had not spoken for more than a year at the time of Sonny's fatal skiing accident in January 1998.<ref name="CNN"/> |
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Bono worked as a writer at large for ''The Advocate''.<ref name = "AFTERELLEN"/> As a social activist, Bono became a spokesperson for the [[Human Rights Campaign]], promoted [[National Coming Out Day]], campaigned for the reelection of [[Bill Clinton]] for US President, campaigned against the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], and served as Entertainment Media Director for the [[Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] (GLAAD).<ref name="AFTERELLEN"/> Bono was a team captain for ''[[Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)|Celebrity Fit Club 3]]'' (2006) and was supported by girlfriend Jennifer Elia, who orchestrated exercise and training sessions.<ref name="ETCB"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1386590/I-prefer-man-Chaz-Bonos-girlfriend-Jennifer-Elia-speaks-sex-change-pair-discuss-wedding-plans.html |title=I prefer him as a man: Chaz Bono's girlfriend Jennifer Elia speaks out about his sex change as the pair discuss wedding plans | Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=May 13, 2011 |accessdate=November 14, 2011 |location=London}}</ref> |
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==Gender transition== |
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In mid-2008, Bono began undergoing a physical and social [[Transitioning (transgender)|gender transition]] from [[female to male]]. This was confirmed in June 2009 by his publicist,<ref name="ETCB"/> who identified Bono's preferred name as ''Chaz Bono'' and said, "It is Chaz's hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his coming out did."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/407128_tvgif11.html|title=Chastity Bono Undergoing Gender Change|date=June 11, 2009|publisher=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer|seattlepi.com]]|deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=December 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> [[GLAAD]] and the [[Empowering Spirits Foundation]] were quick to offer praise and support for the announcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empoweringspirits.org/PRDocServer/Chaz_Bono_061109.pdf|format=PDF|title=ESF Applauds Chastity Bono's Gender Transition Announcement|publisher=Empowering Spirits Foundation Press Release|date=June 11, 2009|accessdate=June 11, 2009}}</ref> Bono's legal transition was completed on May 8, 2010, when a California court granted his request for a gender and name change. He chose the name "Chaz Salvatore Bono" in honor of his parents.<ref name="foxgenderchange">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/05/06/chaz-bono-granted-gender-and-name-change/ | title=Chaz Bono granted gender and name change|work=[[Fox News Channel]] | date=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/chaz-bono-chers-child-becomes-a-man-after-southern-californian-judges-grants-gender-change/story-e6frf96o-1225863716265|title=Chaz Bono, Cher's child, becomes a man after Southern Californian judges grants gender change|publisher=Herald Sun|date=May 7, 2010|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> Bono made ''Becoming Chaz'', a documentary film about his gender transition that premiered at the 2011 [[Sundance Film Festival]]. OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network acquired the rights to the documentary and debuted it on May 10, 2011. |
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In September 2011, he became a competitor on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13)|13th season]] of the US version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', paired with professional ballroom dancer [[Lacey Schwimmer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14760706 |title=BBC News – Cher berates 'bigots' attack on son's role in TV show |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=September 2, 2011 |accessdate=November 14, 2011}}</ref> The duo was eliminated October 25, 2011.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/dancing-with-the-stars-who-went-home-1025-20112610|title=Dancing With the Stars: Chaz Bono Sent Home|date=October 26, 2011|first= Allison|last= Corneau}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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* ''Family Outing'' (with Billie Fitzpatrick) (1998). Little, Brown and Company. pp. 272. ISBN 978-0316102339 |
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* ''The End of Innocence: A Memoir'' (with Michele Kort) (2003). pp. 232. ISBN 978-1555837952 |
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* ''Transition: the story of how I became a man'' (with Billie Fitzpatrick) (2011). New York: Dutton. ISBN 978-0525952145 |
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* ''Transition: Becoming Who I Was Always Meant to Be'' (with Billie Fitzpatrick) (2012 paperback). Plume. pp. 272. ISBN 978-0452298002 |
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==Footnotes== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.chazbono.net The Official Chaz Bono Website] |
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*{{IMDb name|0095106}} |
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*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p37841|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com entry on Bono's band Ceremony] |
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{{Cher}} |
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{{Dancing with the Stars Season 13}} |
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{{Persondata |
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| NAME = Bono, Chaz Salvatore |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Bono, Chastity Sun |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American activist and entertainer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = March 4, 1969 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Los Angeles, California, United States |
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