A couple months ago, I watched Chaz Bono's documentary on his transition from female to male (he was born Chastity Bono, daughter of the late Sonny Bono and his mother is Cher). What I liked about this is the fact that the cameras didn't avoid the difficult surgeries and recovery process Chaz had, or the stress that this change placed on him and his girlfriend (she said that overall he is the same person, but she noticed Chaz was more short-tempered than he was prior to the operation).
Something else that caught my attention was Chaz’s advocacy for young children who feel trapped in the wrong bodies. There is a part of the documentary where he visits a young girl who felt she was a boy, was heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time. Adolescence will probably be tough for this child, but it’s great that she has someone like Chaz as a support system. Chaz said that he has hated his body since puberty, so I found it both interesting and moving to watch him finally become comfortable in his own skin, even though he knew there would be talk in the media and people who would not understand why he wanted to go through with this.
- Josh Steffen
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