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Sonny, Cher's child going from female to male

Jun. 11, 2009
Chastity Bono, gay-rights activist and child of performer Cher and the late entertainer and politician Sonny Bono, is in the early stages of transitioning from a female to a male and will be known as Chaz, his spokesman said Thursday.
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Chastity Bono undergoing sex change

Chastity Bono undergoing sex change

LOS ANGELES, June 11 (UPI) -- Chastity Bono's publicist has confirmed the U.S. gay-rights activist and author is undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

Bono to receive NCAAP award

BALTIMORE, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Irish rocker and activist Bono will receive the NAACP Chairman's Award, NAACP board chairman Julian Bond said in Baltimore.

Bono has meeting with Japanese P.M.

TOKYO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Bono, the rock star who has made poverty his cause, says he trusts Japan to fulfill the promises its leaders made at the 2005 G8 meeting.

Bono calls on Brazil to end oppression

SAO PAULO, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U2 front-man Bono pleaded with Brazilians in a Sao Paulo concert to respect human rights and work to end poverty and hunger.

Bono goes 'Red' to fight African AIDS

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Irish rocker and activist Bono, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday unveiled his "Red" product line aimed at helping stop the spread of AIDS in Africa.

Chastity Bono turns to VH1 to get fit

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Tipping the scales at more than 200 pounds, Chastity Bono is the physical opposite of her svelte superstar mom, Cher.

Chastity Bono joins 'Celebrity Fit Club'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Sonny and Cher's daughter, Chastity Bono, will be among the heavyweights battling the bulge during the third season of VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club."

Bono apologizes for public smoking

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 18 (UPI) -- Irish rock star Bono admits owning a Dublin hotel does not give him the right to smoke in the dining room.

Bono to speak at Penn graduation

PHILADELPHIA, March 17 (UPI) -- U2 frontman Bono has been named the commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Bono decides against Senate run

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Mary Bono, R-Calif., announced Tuesday she will not try to take on two-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2004.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler