Give Chaz a break

by YankeeJim | September 3, 2011 at 05:59 am

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Diversity is the way of the world

Chaz being a celebrity and all makes the person fair game. Her mother and father named her “Chastity,” and with a name like that it certainly attracts unwanted interest.

“Chastity refers to the sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion.”

Could the parents have predicted the future and that Chastity would transform to become Chaz?

“Cher berates 'bigots' attack on son's role in TV show

Cher has criticised the "stupid bigots" who have attacked the casting of her transgender son, Chaz Bono, on US show Dancing With The Stars.

The singer defended Bono, who underwent a female-to-male sex change last year, saying "it took guts" to participate in the celebrity ballroom dancing show.

"Chaz is being viciously attacked on blogs and messageboards about being on DWTS!" she said via her Twitter page.

She urged fans to pledge their support for Bono on other social media sites.

Cher wrote: "I support him no matter what he chooses to do. It took courage to do DWTS!"

She added that "mothers don't stop getting angry with stupid bigots" who hurt their children, but said she was sure the "vast majority of people will love Chaz" on the show.

Bono replied to the comments on his Twitter page saying: "Thanks for all your support mom. The haters are just motivating me to work harder and stay on DWTS as long as I possibly can."”