Cher has done her job as a parent splendidly and supported her son Chaz Bono in his transition. Originally born in 1969 as a female named Chastity, Chaz began his transition in 2008 and recorded his experience in the documentary Becoming Chaz. In 2011, Bono took part in Dancing with the Stars and made history by becoming the first transgender person to appear on a reality competition show.

The famous singer said Chaz’s coming out brought them closer than ever: “We’re in the best place we’ve ever been since she was young. And I have to say ‘she’ because Chastity was a ‘she’ then and I have to make the distinction with Chaz as he is now. But it’s starting to be nice because we’re creating memories now and we’ve actually had the most fun together lately than we’ve had in forever.”

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