Chaz Bono...Oprah weeps during interview! Cher accepting sex change!

Oprah Winfrey broke down and exposed her emotional side when Chaz Bono appeared on her talk show this week to discuss the end stages of her sex change transition from woman to man.

When Big “O” quizzed Chaz (formerly known as Chastity Bono) about her mother’s feelings on the subject of the highly-publicized transformation, her  response caused Oprah Winfrey to openly cry.

Apparently, shortly after Chaz started to inject testosterone to enhance her male physicality (so that her body would match up with her legal sexual identity change registered at the local courthouse this year) her voice noticeably changed and fell into a lower register.

Chaz poignantly recalled that the loss of her once-familiar voice upset her mother.

In fact, one day Cher frantically called up Chaz on the telephone with an unusual request.

“Do you still have the outgoing message you recorded on your telephone answering machine before the sex change,” Cher quizzed her son.

When Chaz responed in the negative, Cher was quite upset.

“I’m never going to hear that voice again,” she wept.

At this juncture in the interview, Oprah’s eyes welled up.

Though not a mother herself, Oprah recognized how distressing that scenario must have been for the Pop Diva, when the shocking events unfolded.

"There has to be a period of grieving. She lost a daughter," Oprah summarized solemnly.

It was a rivetting Television moment with no-holds barred.

Meanwhile, Chaz expressed relief over the fact there was a great outpouring of love that washed over her once the decision was made to transition to a man at that particularly stressful moment in his life.

“I literally went through a primal scream,” Chaz acknowledged to the rapt audience, sitting on the edge of their seats.

And, the support also arrived in spades, the day the slated broadcast on Oprah Winfrey's talk-show arrived.

“This morning my mother sent an e-mail in which she addressed me – for the first time – as Chaz,” she confided.

In the final analysis, Cher is coming around, but - understandably - it has been a difficult row to hoe!

Curiously, Cher allegedly didn’t have a problem accepting the fact originally that Chaz may be a lesbian.

But, a man in a woman’s body, was something else entirely to reckon with.

Who knew?

Actually, I recall watching Chastity on the Sonny & Cher show years ago when I was in my twenties.

It never escaped my attention that Chastity was a bit huskey physically - and quite possibly - going to grow up to be a lesbian.

Whether that was the perception of middle America, I don’t know.

To me, there was a pink elephant on stage, but everyone ignored it.

For Chastity’s sake?

Today, it appears that Mr. Bono is comfortable in his skin.

Like Cher – who is adamant that waking up one day in a man’s body would be a troubling dilemma to deal with – Chaz has obviously found her place (is "home").

For those who are interested in how that healing occurred, Bono has pieced together a documentary to enlighten the teaming masses about the tricky transition, on sale now in DVD format.

Catch it if you can!

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Chaz Bono...fesses up he's a man inside woman's body! Gender Bender show ground-breaking!

Dave Letterman focused on a gender bender, the audience sat riveted in their seats stunned by the revelations, and Chaz Bono accused her body of betrayal.


OMG!

You had doubts about your sexuality identity, too?

For those of you Dudes who swear that you have been a man trapped in a woman’s body – for half your life – there is hope!

And, a little sexual satisfaction on the horizon, too.

More importantly, it’s okay to be a girly man.

Just ask former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Heh, is that why the terminator split with his wife this past week?

Just kidding.

Not!

All kidding aside, congrats to Dave for offering up a golden opportunity for Chaz Bono to openly discuss his side of things, from a distinct male point of view.

Say what?

In case you were kidnapped by aliens, and out of the loop for the past week or two, I’ll bring you up to speed.

Although Cher’s former daughter Chastity legally-changed her name to reflect a sexual identity change many moons ago, it wasn’t until just recently that Chaz elected to take the final plunge.

Uh-huh!

After a bit of psychological counseling, a lethal dose of hormones, and a smidgen of precise body sculpting, Chaz transitioned from a healthy female specimen to that of a cocky young stud on the sexual prowl.

“Did you mother suspect anything was going on,” Dave quipped, to gales of laughter from the studio audience.

The subject was a delicate one, so a levity (a truckload of it) went a long way to bolster Mr. Bono’s swagger – and ultimately engender - a confident turn down a road less travelled to the delight of Dave who was intrigued to say the least.

In fact, if Dave was confused about sexual relationship issues before the lights went up in the Ed Sullivan Theatre, he was probably less so today in spades, thanks to Chaz Bono’s man-to-man shock jock talk.

After all, the candid spot was not only a revelation - but – an educational one also.

According to statistics at least ten percent of the population is homosexual.

At a minimum, the ratings must have reflected that many hits at least at the witching hour last night (just betcha).

I expect that a curious America also tuned in, as well, if only to take a gander at “what’s become” of the lone daughter of a popular U.S. Music brand by the name of Cher.

For starters, Chaz has become a poster-child for the gay community.

“There are two components to contend with,” Chad underscored to Dave.

“The issues are sexuality and gender.”

Physical body and mind are at the forefront of the issue Bono stated matter-of-fact from the offset of the in-depth thought-provoking chat fest.

Dave sat up and took notice, for sure.

“Transgender individuals are lumped under the Gay & Lesbian Umbrella. Is it a good fit,” Dave probed from his easy chair on the podium.

For now,” Chaz acknowledged in so many words.

Aren’t they one and the same?

No.

And, that was the problem that Chaz was forced to grapple with from an early age.

“I was born in a boy’s body,” Bono asserted without blinking-an-eye as the audience tuned in all ears.

“Up until age twelve or thirteen, since there wasn’t much difference between boys and girls, it didn’t really pose a problem. But, when puberty came along, I became painfully aware that the feeling I was experiencing was not normal.”

When Dave quizzed Chaz further about the yearning to transition from unfilled woman into sexually satisfied male animal, Cher’s son was pretty upfront and responded with rapid-fire no-holds-barred insights that resonated.

I half-expected Chaz to crack open a brewski, loosen his tie, and bark out his opinion man-style.

“Fuck ‘em!”

But, the transition wasn’t easy, and certainly nothing to crow about early on.

Surprisingly, when the interview headed in a highly-personal direction, there weren't any pregnant moments prompting Dave to hide under the carpet for putting one heel in his mouth.

For example, in a bold-faced effort to turn the issues inside out to better shed light and understand them from within, Dave took a curious line of questioning to ferret out answers to nagging questions viewers must have been asking at home.

“If I was a man attracted solely to women sexually, and felt like I was a woman trapped in a man’s body one day out-of-the-blue, would I suddenly be labeled a lesbian?”

In response, Chaz noted that whatever sex an individual was attracted to before a physical body transformation takes place, their preference would remain the same.

That was a crisis that Chaz had to deal with - which eventually prompted Chaz to undergo surgery - to become a man physically (mind, body, and soul).

“I was attracted to women. Because I was a woman physically, I was perceived as a lesbian. In fact, I was a male trapped in a woman’s body who preferred to experience women in a heterosexual way,” Chaz struggled to explain to Dave.

Got that?

Now Chaz is a hot-blooded heterosexual, if you’re to believe his theories and back-up arguments, in support of a highly controversial (provocative) sexual identity issue.

For me, Chaz’s current incarnation epitomizes the persona of a gay male – physically and in mannerisms, for starters– so unlike the dyke image I once held in my mind’s eye until recently.

The fact that Chaz’s current girlfriend is bisexual – tosses an intriguing monkey wrench - into the scenario.

There were moments when Chaz also attempted to transform Dave a tad.

“Homosexual is an old term. The community refers to same-sex relationships and transgender ones as gay,” Chaz chastised Dave who was in the dark until now.

Bono referred to her situation as a "condition" which prompted Dave to probe further with a gleam in his eye.

If you took a magic pill, is it possible to be cured, he quizzed half-jokingly?

Chaz responded emphatically in the negative.

To me, an individual – either male or female – is cured when at long last they are comfortable in their own skin.

Amen!

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Cher...Pop Diva's final shows at Caesar's Palace! January 11th - February 5th!

 

Cher - the unsinkable legendary Pop Diva - is gearing up for a round of "Final Shows" to kick-off at the Colosseum on January 11th.

If 'ya missed the last couple of sell-out gigs in the desert oasis - listen up

This may be the Pop Diva's last bodacious bow.

Rumor has it that the old trooper - still able to trip-the-light-fantastic with a modicum of flair & ease - is about to hang up a drawer-full of soiled silky g-strings - and bevy of bejewelled feathers and billowing boas - for a life in the slow lane (if she has her druthers).

You go, girl!

News at 11!

Information:

*Ticketmaster.com
*Cher.com
*866.510.Cher

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