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The Story Of How I Became A Man
Dutton Adult
May 2011
On Sale: May 10, 2011
256 pages
ISBN: 0525952144
EAN: 9780525952145
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Chaz Bono's groundbreaking and candid account of a
forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his
physical body and his transformation from female to male At first, America knew the only child of Sonny and Cher as
Chastity, the cherubic little girl who appeared on her
parents' TV show. In later years, she became famous for
coming out on a national stage, working with two major
organizations toward LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender) rights and publishing two books. And just
within the past eighteen months, Chaz Bono has entered the
public consciousness as the most high-profile transgender
person ever. All through the hoopla surrounding his change, Chaz has
insisted on maintaining his privacy. Now, in Transition,
Chaz finally tells his story. Part One traces his decision
to transition, beginning in his childhood-when he played on
the boys' teams and wore boys' clothing whenever
possible-and going through his painful, but ultimately
joyful, coming out in his twenties, up to 2008, when, after
the death of his father, drug addiction, and five years of
sobriety, Chaz was finally ready to begin the process of
changing his gender. In Part Two, he offers an unprecedented
record in words and photographs of the actual transition, a
real-time diary as he navigates uncharted waters. These
chapters capture the day-to-day momentum of his life as his
body changes. Throughout the book, Chaz touches on themes of identity,
gender, and sexuality; parents and children; and how
harboring secrets shatters the soul. It is an amazing
contribution to our understanding of a much- misunderstood
community.
Comments
1 comment posted.
Re: Transition
Very courageous!
(Karen Cherubino 2:26pm May 10, 2011)
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