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Transition: The Story Of How I Became A Man (2011)

by Chaz Bono(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0142429295 (ISBN13: 9780142429297)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Penguin Audio

review 1: This book is a touching view on the life of Chaz Bono, and the journey he has endured and faced to become the man he is today. There are moments that are so raw and touching that you can't help but empathise with the struggles that Chaz faced in the journey of self-acknowledgment and transition. As someone who has never faced any journey relating to gender identity, I found this to be a very in depth book in understanding the struggles that a person faces when they are in the depths of questioning their gender. I know that there are people who do not appreciate this book as it covers less on the 'transitioning' part of Chaz's journey, and my thought is that Chaz's transitioning started from the moment he was born and the book covers Chaz's WHOLE transitioning process. Chaz... more did not wake up one day and say I want to be a man, it was a lifelong discovery. I feel the book delicately explained (and rightly so) that whether Chaz has had full reassignment surgery is private. Transitioning is not just about changing the body's physical structure, but also the hormonal and psychological structure and everybody's journey of transitioning is different. I appreciated the insight of one transgender journey that Chaz has provided with his book, and I intend to understand other peoples journeys and know that they are different for everybody. Thank you Chaz for helping to inform and support the world about transgender.
review 2: Chaz Bono’s latest book, Transition: the Story of How I Became a Man, is a very personal account of the first 40 years of his life. Born the daughter of famous stars, Sonny and Cher, Chastity Bono was in the spotlight from the beginning. However, as time went on, Chastity realized that she was a man trapped in a woman’s body. Changing her name to Chaz and functioning as a man was not easy and it took Chaz many years to be brave enough to confide to her partner and at last, her mother that she was serious about transitioning to a man. This took a long time and with surgery, now Chaz is at 40, finally happy with his life. This book brings an understanding to the subject transition and Chaz has let his private life be told in a book as it may help others in similar situations. I felt it was well worth the read. Recommended by Dot Harroun, Springhill Miners Memorial Library less

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