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Chaz Bono Very Happy After Sex Change

Sonny and Cher's firstborn finishes months of surgeries

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 30, 2009 4:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – Chaz—formerly Chastity—Bono is enjoying the payoff of years of effort: He’s finally a man. Born the daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz says his female-to-male sex change was the “end of a long process going back almost a decade. I... Read full story »

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