“She was a lesbian — she still is — but it’s not the same now,” Cher told Letterman Thursday night. “She has a beautiful girlfriend. But it’s not the same thing as being a homosexual, you feel as if you’re in the wrong body.”
Chaz refers to himself as “he.” His mom should also.
It must be hard to realize that the daughter you raised now identifies as a male, but as a loving parent — and, hello, again, a gay icon — who refuses to acknowledge this about her child, it just sets a precedent for society at large. Cher can make a difference with her words due to her star status. Let’s hope she learns to deal with her own issues and quit projecting them onto Chaz.
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