Chastity Bono changing gender

[tinatark]

I dislike it when people use the term Gender referring to Sex. Sex is what you physically are, Gender is what you identify as. You are supposed to call people as what they identify as, so you would call Chaz male. It's more polite.

Good for him! It will definitely make him happier in the long run, because now he will feel like he is in the right body. I hope the operation goes well for him!

If you're referring to my post... sorry - when I referred to Chasity, I said her/she, as she referred to herself as a gay female then; when referring to Chaz, he/him.

When does "she" become "he"? Is it as soon as the intent to change sex is made known? Fuzzy grammar!

 

[Disney Ella]

Chastity does seem pretty masculine, so I would imagine it is difficult for him/her to be thought of as a woman when s/he thinks of herself as a man.

 

[disney1990]

I think that Cher is very honest when revealed in her bio her true feelings she had when she first learned Chastity was gay:

Cher tells "My response to Chastity being Gay was very un-Cher like. I didn't know what to do and who to turn to, I was devastated! The funny thing is I knew all along that she was gay, I just didn't want to admit it." Cher's current relationship with her daughter is extremely strong and Cher admits she has learned to except her daughter for who she is.

Sometimes as parents, it is hard to accept our children for who they really are. I hope this change brings peace to Chaz and to Cher.

 

[disdanny]

Regarding the transformation - Is it accomplished exclusively through hormonal treatments?
Or are there physical alterations involved as well?

I presume it would be much easier to delete existing items no longer wanted than it is to create new items now desired?

 

[PghLybrt]

I hope her work as a gay and lesbian advocate isn't somehow tainted - from what I understand, the g/l community consider themselves "different" than transgendered people - transgender is not a sexual orientation transgendered persons have specific attractions to sexes. Being transgendered is related to gender identification and the roles of sex and gender.. Does that make sense, or is it too close to midnight for me to be posting?! So she came out several years ago as a "lesbian" but now says she's not a lesbian, she's really a straight guy in a woman's body. Okay now I am thouroughly confused!

Also, here is a quote from her about her realization she was a gay woman -
"Coming out is a process...and mine was a big process," Bono said. "I felt different. It was when I was 13 years old that I figured out I was gay." She said she figured it out while watching a film called Personal Best. "When I saw that love scene between two women, it clicked," she said to a chuckling audience.

I did hear she is changing her name to Chaz, which is what Cher has said when referring to her for the past several years.

I hope she finds happiness, I can't imagine living my entire life in search of my identity, which it seems she has. I hope this is what (s)he has been searching for.

I really do not think the work that Chaz has done will be undone.

Regarding the transformation - Is it accomplished exclusively through hormonal treatments?
Or are there physical alterations involved as well?

I presume it would be much easier to delete existing items no longer wanted than it is to create new items now desired?

Yes and no. Depending. T will definatly be involved but as for surgury , that is different for everyone. Some of my friends have elected to have top but not bottom, some have had none. Right now for FTM botom is much more difficult to accomplish then MTF. However some do choose to go through it.

 

[ChrizJen]

Regarding the transformation - Is it accomplished exclusively through hormonal treatments?
Or are there physical alterations involved as well?

I presume it would be much easier to delete existing items no longer wanted than it is to create new items now desired?

Hormones can "add to" what a person has (ie, for male to female, they can add breasts and curves where there were none before, and for female to male they can add deepness to the voice and facial hair).
But hormones cannot "take away" what is already there (ie, they cannot take away breasts for a female to male). So some things can be altered by hormone therapy, but some things must be altered through surgery.

Hope that's not even more confusing.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Hormones can "add to" what a person has (ie, for male to female, they can add breasts and curves where there were none before, and for female to male they can add deepness to the voice and facial hair).
But hormones cannot "take away" what is already there (ie, they cannot take away breasts for a female to male). So some things can be altered by hormone therapy, but some things must be altered through surgery.

Hope that's not even more confusing.

I also just read that hormones can make female parts grow to be more male-like, to.

I wasn't sure how to put that here on the DIS, so I hope I didn't add to the other poster's confusion.

 

[CPT Tripss]

Why does DIS . . . home of "all that is good" and nice and PG give me an ad for www.ladyboykisses.com when I open this thread?

I know that they (DIS) want money, but maybe they need a more reputable ad service.

 

[Shelton123]

If you're referring to my post... sorry - when I referred to Chasity, I said her/she, as she referred to herself as a gay female then; when referring to Chaz, he/him.

When does "she" become "he"? Is it as soon as the intent to change sex is made known? Fuzzy grammar!

I was just throwing that out there so everyone knew. And yes, it definitely is very fuzzy, but I think that when they declare themselves transgendered, that's what you should call them by.

 

[DVCLiz]

Why does DIS . . . home of "all that is good" and nice and PG give me an ad for www.ladyboykisses.com when I open this thread?

I know that they (DIS) want money, but maybe they need a more reputable ad service.

I'm just getting Myrtle Beach, Best Western and LL Bean. All mainstream American ads selling products that everyone can enjoy!!