How Chaz Bono, Cher's son, became a man — and possibly a transgender icon?

May 6, 2011 |  4:31 pm
Scott Collins

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/05/how-chaz-bono-chers-son-became-a-man-and-possibly-a-transgender-icon.html

The changing of one's voice is a male rite of passage. But most men go through it long before they turn 40. And the news doesn't usually land in the tabloids.

Chastity Bono became famous when, as a shy, towheaded toddler, she appeared on "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour," her parents' hit variety show. Four decades later, the former musician and gay and lesbian activist transitioned into Chaz, a man who — with a new book and documentary on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network — looks poised to become the face of a still-nascent transgender movement.