Chaz Bono

UPDATED 12/28/2009 at 01:00 AM EST Originally published 12/28/2009 at 01:00 AM EST

In June the world learned that the woman known as Chastity Bono, daughter to Sonny and Cher, would now be referred to as Chaz Bono. Honoring his "true identity" by becoming a man, Chaz, 40, went public with the news that he was undergoing gender reassignment surgery. "I've always appreciated being able to use the media in a way to educate people about issues," says Bono, a longtime advocate of gay rights who had come out as a lesbian in 1995.

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