Sonny's Republican Widow: I Got You Chaz!

Sonny Bono's widow -- Congresswoman Mary Bono -- tells TMZ she's behind Chastity Bono all the way.

Mary Bono, who followed in her late husband's Republican footsteps, says she "loves and supports Chaz."

Bono, who didn't take a stand on California's Prop 8 anti-gay marriage initiative, "is hopeful that his privacy and very personal decisions will be respected during this time."



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31. Transgender men are not lesbians trying to be straight, most lesbians are very proud to be women, but not a transgender. Some of them are straight before the transition and they are gay after the transition, since they are still attracted to men, before and after. Sexual behaviour is not the same as gender. And that's why being a man hasn't got much to do with just having a penis and having an erection, they are men every minute of their life, and if they lose their penis or don't have erections they don't feel as females. It is the same thing with transgendered men, they feel much more comfortable as males and are happier after their sex change. I know many and they feel much better.

And saying Chastity will never be a man and always remain a woman and insisting on the pronoun SHE is just being RUDE.

You might meet a man who completely look as a real male and who is transgender, and you wouldn't even know it, and you would never consider him as a woman.

Posted at 5:16PM on Jun 12th 2009 by Lau

32. I'm cautiosly optimistic about Mary Bono Mack's claims. In an interview a few years ago she said, very sternly, that she was against gay marriage and is on record as being against same-sex adoption. Who knows what she's refering to in this situation? It could be for Chastity Bono's physical health. Considering her personal and professional history, this big a shift seems unlikely at best. Also, Chastitiy Bono was at odds with her father and step-mother at the time of his death, unfortunately. While he was said to be more supportive than Cher at the onset, neither were very supportive at all. That's a shame since Chastity had no choice but to be supportive of them in their decisions; from multiple marriages and living partners to questionable fashion faux pas. Chastity deserves better, as do all gay and trans-gender young people.

Posted at 1:24AM on Jun 13th 2009 by A.C.

33. who the flying eff-bomb CARES what sonny bono's surviving wife thinks about chastity/chaz??!?!?!?! THAT BITCH ISNT CHAZ'S mother, and shes NO LONGER his/her step-mother either, after sonny died, so did their "family tie"...what i would like to know is how CHER (her/his mother) is handling this. When Chastity/Chaz first came out as a lesbian, Cher was heartbroken, it took her a while to come to grips with her daughter's sexual preference, and although she grew to accept & love her & stand behind her...how does she feel about this? TMZ...go find CHER and ask her how shes feeling. This is her ONLY daughter!!! I know if i had a boy and a girl..and my ONLY girl decided to become a man..i would be devastated, all the things we'll never get to share, the connection and bond...chastity...your MOMMY ALREADY HAS A BOY..remember..your brother ELIJAH BLU!!!

Posted at 11:01AM on Jun 13th 2009 by FeelingBadForCHER

34. Personally, I find this morally disgusting and irresponsible to allow anyone to have a sex change. This country is going to hell and fast and I am glad that I have the beliefs that I have b/c heaven will be a lot more roomier when it is my time to go to God. Not that I want to see anyone's soul burn in hell, but I have to say that when people make decisions like this, I have no respect nor do I have any desire to respect them. This is wrong and society just keeps allowing children to be brainwashed and that is the TRUTH. We are definitely in end times, and I am ready to meet my maker whenever he wants to come back and take us good folks to heaven.

Posted at 1:24AM on Jun 16th 2009 by trishrn

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