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Growing up under the spotlight wasn’t easy on Chaz Bono. Given his parents’ status, with Cher being regarded as one of the most prolific pop artists to date, the author often found himself under tabloid scrutiny and things only aggravated as he grew older. The ’90s were especially hard for Bono, as the media forcibly outed him as gay.
Bono, who has been a prominent LGBTQIA2S+ rights activist since making the transition from a woman to a man in the late 2000s, recounted the traumatic experience that he had to deal with as a result of the forced outing.
Chaz Bono Heavily Struggled After Being Forcibly Outed
Chaz Bono found his academic years extremely hellacious as a kid, given the school’s straight and strict nature. Things weren’t much better at home, as the author’s parents kept on presenting him as a girl, especially his mother Cher, who was against him wearing traditional boys’ clothing. On top of facing prejudice at home, the challenge from society also didn’t help, which made it more difficult for theLittle Bitesstar to come out as a trans man.
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However, things went haywire after the tabloids outed Bono as gay, and the whole fiasco was toooverwhelmingfor him, who was already struggling with his identity.
It was the most difficult thing that had happened to me. I have since dealt with things that have been more difficult. I think any gay person knows what it feels like. You can imagine what it’s like when the whole world finds out before you’re ready. It was very overwhelming.
Despite the overwhelming tabloid scrutiny, Bono stood strong, and in the late 2000s, he finally transitioned from Chastity to Chaz Bono and has continued to voice his support for the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Chaz Bono’s Father Was More Accepting of His Sexuality
Surprisingly, unlike his motherCher, Bono’s father Sonny Bono, a singer-turned-Republican Congressman, was much more accepting of his son’s sexuality. However, this didn’t salvage their bond in the long term, as by the time Sonny Bono engaged in a fatal skiing accident, which led to his demise, theFamily Outingauthor wasn’t on speaking terms with his estranged father.
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According toCher, despite being a great father for a young child, the Republican Congressman wasn’t apparently too fond of his kids speaking against him, adding“the moment you had ideas that were contrary, he was not quite as interested”. Although it might’ve contributed to his distance from theFamily Outingauthor, it was Sonny Bono’s vote against marriage equality that put a “tremendous amount of distance”between the two.
I took it very personally. It put a tremendous amount of distance between us.
While his dad’s death was hard on him, given the absence of a reconciliation, the author did eventually make peace with it.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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