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Bono, Chaz

By: Sasha T. Goldberg
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies
Edited by: Abbie E. Goldberg & Genny Beemyn
Subject:Gender & Sexuality (general)
Keywords:Bono

Chaz Bono is an LGBTQIA+ activist, actor, and author whose transition from female to male in 2008 made him the most well-known U.S. trans man in the early 21st century. Bono’s visibility has included extensive interviews, advocacy work, the Becoming Chaz documentary, appearing on Dancing With the Stars, and starring in the drama American Horror Story. This extensive coverage positioned Bono as the accessible face, name, and reference point for the public on trans male lives.

Childhood and Family

Bono was born on March 4, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, to Cher and Salvatore Phillip “Sonny” Bono. The only child of the singer-entertainer “it couple” who topped the pop charts with “I Got You Babe” in 1965, Bono was raised in the spotlight of family fame. Appearing ...

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  Goldberg, S. (2021). Bono, chaz. In A. Goldberg, & G. Beemyn (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of trans studies (Vol. 1, pp. 89-89). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781544393858.n31
  
  Goldberg, Sasha T. "Bono, Chaz." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, edited by Goldberg, Abbie E., and Genny Beemyn, 89. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2021. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781544393858.n31.
  
  Goldberg, S. 2021. Bono, Chaz. In: Abbie E. Goldberg and Genny Beemyn Editors, 2021. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 89 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781544393858.n31> [Accessed 28 Jan 2022].
  
  Goldberg, Sasha T. "Bono, Chaz." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies. Edited by Abbie E. Goldberg and Genny Beemyn. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2021, pp. 89. SAGE Knowledge. 28 Jan 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781544393858.n31.
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