Chaz Bono "Would Love" to Talk to Brad, Angelina About Shiloh
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Shiloh, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's four-year-old daughter, has unwittingly made headlines for her adorable tomboy style.
There's nothing unusual about that, says Chaz Bono -- but the story has helped the general public think more about gender identity, notes the fellow child of celebs (Cher and the late Sonny Bono), formerly known as Chastity before undergoing gender reassignment.
"I would love to talk to [Brad and Angelina] at some point," Bono, 42, tells E! News. "To at least let them know we have this resource for them if they ever need it."
Bono volunteers for a support group for kids with gender identity issues and their families. "I relate to these kids," he tells E! "The difference between them and myself is that I didn't articulate it and fight for it and say, 'No, no, no! I'm a boy!' I have so much respect for these kids that do."
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Still, he adds, "People get too freaked out about kids and what to do with kids. If you just let kids do what they need to do they usually have the right idea."
On Tuesday, Bono releases a new memoir, Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man, and also stars in a new documentary, Becoming Chaz.
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"For me, part of the way that I got through my fears is by reading books and seeing documentaries of people who transitioned before me," he adds. "So I look at myself as one of those people who are just out in the community and the difference is that I just have a little bit of a larger reach."
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47Mary Kolek Stone- I'm sorry, but that's simply not true. Saying that a trans woman is "really" a man because they were born with a penis is incredibly hurtful and offensive. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you're uneducated on this issue (many people are), but please don't do that in the future. You wouldn't like it at all if someone questioned YOUR gender, so please don't do it to other people.
SHILOH GOT THIS ON THE DOWN LOW.
Howdy yall, this is monique. Right here is what I think. I think if kids is old enough to walk and talk dey old enough to stalk. If Shiloh wants the surgery dey should perform it as soon as possible, its best she going to a professional for dat. At the very least dey should put shiloh on hormones. I DONT CARE WHAT NONE OF YALL SAY, TRANSGENDERED CHILDREN DO EXIST AND THEY NEED THE SURGERY. If one of my childrens wanted to change der gender I would help dem and love dem and support dem.
you all need to STFU gender identity is psychological, and it's something that starts as young as being a toddler, he's right. shiloh shows the classic signs of developing a gender-identity issue, she's not just a tomboy, she doesn't just want to look like a boy and play rough WANTS TO BE A BOY, AND SHE HAS GONE SO FAR AS TO WANT TO BE CALLED JOHN! that's how people that have gender identity problems are, from the time that they can understand what boy and girl means. you guys talking about chaz bono as if he's a bad person, but he's not, he understands what shiloh is going through, because he went through the same thing, and you people are just showing how ignorant you are by talking s#!+ about him
Somebody please shove a dick in Chaz Bono's mouth!!!
Chaz needs to plug it...sounds like she has the assumption that little Shiloh is a future lesbian/transgender. Leave the kid a lone and stay out of it. She's not your kid.
Give me a break! Shiloh is a very young child. Lots of little girls are tomboys. Most grow up to become lovely, healthy, athletic, and heterosexual. And those that don't? Well, in this case I am certain her parents will support her as she matures. Chaz' energy and remarkably honorable intentions would be better spent working with older teens who are unsure of their own sexuality. Seventeen year olds might need the guidence. Toddlers do not. Neither do toddlers' parents (regarding sexuality).
I think that "Chaz" should mind his/her own business. She is still a woman, still has a vagina. She never completed the whole sex reasignment surgery. So she has nothing, no advice to give anybody. Good Luck with whatever happened or happens to "Chaz" but she really needs to keep her opionions to herself. She is not qualified in any way to give anyone advice.
Hmmm, if Shiloh has a 'tomboy style', given her age, I believe it is her parents who have given her that style thus far. If your 3 or 4 year old is telling you what to buy and how to cut their hair etc., the parents have the final say. Not saying that is what's going on... I just think it's more of the parents doing than anything else. JMHO
LOVE SHILOH, ADORABLE BEAUTIFUL FREE SPIRIT, hope she ends up comfortable in her own skin though, seems easier that way in the end
LOVE SHILOH, ADORABLE FREE SPIRIT, HOPE SHE ENDS UP BEING COMFORTABLE IN HER OWN SKIN THOUGH, EASIER THAT WAY
i think this guy is trying to be in the headlines so he can obtain more popularity for his coming show and book .... but he shouldnt be talking about noone's kids ..... as a parent myself , and the one who sees my child everyday , ic an honestly say that if i thought there was a problem with my child , i would address it the way it was neccesary and soemone who doesnt even know my fmaily will have to tell me how to address it
Chaz, I have always loved you. I want you to be happy. You have the most adorable eyes, and I could see that you were trying to be you and do you. I wish other people would just do them. Life would be more peaceful.
While it is remarkable and amazing the procedures and resources we have to make a persons insides match there outside. Chaz Bono is in no position to try and tell someone how to raise their kids. While he is an excellent advocate for the transgender community. He is simply jumping to conclusions about what is going on this girls mind. And I'm sure if Brad and Angelina were concerned he most certainly would not be the first person that they should talk to about it.
While I don't like Brad or Angie I do have to give credit where it is due. They do make sure their kids are cared for even if it is by nannies. they DO allow their kids to be WHO THEY WANT TO BE and they don't HIDE that their kids are all different but wonderful!I was always a tomboy growing up and I never "wanted to be a man" nor am I gay (though I have zero problem with people that are)I have 3 wonderful kids that I let be who they WANT to be and a fantastic man that I adore. I let my kids be independent and that is what A&B are doing. That is a GREAT thing for them to do. I do commend them for not trying to FORCE their kids to dress a certain way just bc they are girls/boys.. MANY parents DO JUST THAT! They make their daughters wear dresses not caring that dresses make them uncomfortable just bc "they look adorable" in them. A & B may do MANY things I do not agree with but it was THEIR choice, THEIR life. I disagree with the way they behaved but that is MY OPINION and I am entitled to it but as I said that does NOT affect their job as a parent! They ARE doing right by their kids! I don't see or buy their movies but again that is MY choice. Some of you need to give credit where it is due!! Just bc you don't like them does not mean they do EVERYTHING wrong! Chaz/Chasity is NOT a pervert and he/she HAS become close to an expert on gender reassignment after going through it and taking classes, counseling etc... He DID NOT say that Shiloh was gender confused. HE SAID BEING A TOMBOY WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL but said IF she does later on say she WANTS to be a boy etc.. he was letting them know that THERE IS HELP FOR THEM AS A FAMILY! There are SUPPORT GROUPS and YES CHAZ is a volunteer! HE WAS NOT SAYING SHE WAS GAY OR ANYTHING ELSE!
to:kat katostrophic,and the rest that are bad mouthing chasity bono, she wasnt confused about herself back then she always knew she was different she just didnt have the courage to stand up and say hey i am gay! if you remember correctly her mother is CHER bigger then brad and angelina ever could be!they made chasity dress up in dresses and be all girlie in front of the crowd. read it correctly she wants to tell them what a good job they are doing letting her be open and say what she feels. man yall need to open up your eyes and not call chaz a pervert or that she needs to shut her mouth it is people like you that make all the lesbians and gay people out there at a young age not want to open up about it grow up and shut up about something you have no clue what it feels like for them!
Hey Bono - or whatever your last name is now. Just because you were "confused" as a kid might be just because you were raised in a completely different world than someone else's kids. Quit trying to grasp at the "I'm an expert now and can figure out what all kids are thinking" straw. STFU that this little girl might need to talk to you. She's a little girl and just because she dresses like a tomboy doesn't mean she's taking your path you derelict. For someone claiming to be so educated on this subject, you're an idiot. She's a little girl and you - as you so claim to be a man now - are going to talk to her parents about letting her talk to you about how to embrace her feelings as a man? That's creepy, demented and beyond disturbing. You have a long way to go in your comfort of the choices you made in your own self-esteem self worth. Get over your own issues.
I wish people would just shut tf up about them! ffs, leave them! wow she wears trousers and hats, doesn't make her transgender, or have issues!! leave the poor people alone, especially innocent children! and @kasey lasse shut up !!
i don't think he/she or whatever the it is should talk to anyone about anyone's kids. i'm sure that if Pitt and Jolie ever have a problem, they will deal with it as THEY see fit! It's none of he/she's business!
omg i am 46 yrs old and a female.. i am a tomboy and i do not have issues over it. i am the first female on my fire dept and have been there for 12 yrs and also i am a truck driver.i am happily married to a male and do not care to change my sex.i have been a tomboy at birth and i do not care if you had a sex change .you were born a female and will always be one.mind your own business