https://trans.dreamwidth.org/ Transgender Community - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:28:54 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios trans community https://v2.dreamwidth.org/18453999/97937 https://trans.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://trans.dreamwidth.org/5662.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:28:54 GMT https://trans.dreamwidth.org/5662.html Posted by: <span lj:user='ftmichael' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://ftmichael.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://ftmichael.dreamwidth.org/'><b>ftmichael</b></a></span><br /><br /><i>From <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://thespectrumcafe-feed.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png' alt='[syndicated profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://thespectrumcafe-feed.dreamwidth.org/'><b>thespectrumcafe_feed</b></a></span>. See also:</i><br /><lj-embed id="1"><br /><br /></lj-embed><br /><br /><a href="http://nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_chaz_bono_shows_off_girlfriend_at_outfest.html">http://nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_chaz_bono_shows_off_girlfriend_at_outfest.html</a><br /><br /><b>Chaz Bono shows off girlfriend Jennifer Elia at Outfest</b><br />BY Joanna Sloame<br />DAILIY NEWS WRITER<br />Friday, July 10th 2009, 11:59 AM<br /><br /><img src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/07/11/alg_bono_out.jpg" alt="" /><br />Chaz Bono (R) and his girlfriend Jennifer Elia (L) live together in West Hollywood. (Vazquez/Getty)<br /><br />Who knew Chaz had a hottie girlfriend?<br /><br />Chaz Bono, who usually keeps his personal life private, showed off gorgeous galpal Jennifer Elia Thursday night at Outfest in Los Angeles.<br /><br />Outfest is the largest film festival for gay/lesbian/transgender-themed flicks in the country.<br /><br />The son of Cher and the late Sonny Bono recently revealed he is undergoing a sex change to become a man, and has changed his name from Chastity to Chaz in the process.<br /><br />A political and social activist, Chaz lives in West Hollywood with the brunette beauty. Bono began the sex change process in early March shortly after his 40th birthday.<br /><br />"I am excited for Chaz that he will now be able to live life the way he wants to and in a body that is more comfortable for him," Kristen Schaffer, the executive director of Outfest told RadarOnline.com in June. "Chaz's 'coming out' as transgender is wonderful for the LGBT community as it not only increases transgender visibility, but also shows that we should never compromise our own identity."<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=trans&ditemid=5662" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://trans.dreamwidth.org/5662.html articles media-music media-television us-ca north america Absolute Classic Rock public ftmichael 0