Television review: 'Becoming Chaz'

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Television review: 'Becoming Chaz'
This honest, thought-provoking documentary tells the story of Chaz Bono's transition from female to male.

By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic
May 10, 2011

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-becoming-chaz-20110510,0,7959832.story

Midway through "Becoming Chaz," the raw and revelatory documentary about Chaz (nee Chastity) Bono's physical transition from female to male, Chaz visits his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor and her partner to show them the results of his recent chest surgery. The women, who loaned Chaz the money to have his breasts removed, have prepared a lovely brunch and while Chaz chows down, he eagerly describes the side effects of his transition, which includes regular doses of testosterone. Not only does he find himself increasingly unable to abide women's "gabbing," he tells them, his sex drive has increased enormously.

"It's a shame women can't feel it," he says, "and know how biological it is."