According to published reports, Chaz Bono, formerly Chastity Bono, the daughter of pop singer Cher and Sonny Bono, is saving money to buy a new penis. Until then, she is still a female in the eyes of many because her female productive organs are still intact.
Bono started her gender-reassignment process by surgically removing her healthy breasts and taking male hormones to grow facial hair. But until now, Bono hesitated about taking that final step — purchasing a working penis.
“[Bono] is pretty sure that within a short while, he will finally be able to afford to get himself a penis,” says a new Rolling Stone profile.
Because of cash flow problems, Bono will seek to have the surgery performed in a foreign country where the procedure is cheaper.
“There’s different ways to do the surgery, from real basic to more and more options,” he said. “It’s like a car. The doctor I want to use is in Belgrade. It’s going to be a little cheaper there. Probably $25,000, maybe $45,000, I really don’t know.”
Bono refuses to lean on Cher for a cash advance toward the penis, because Cher has helped Chaz out financially, and because it’s apparent that Chaz has no intentions of ever getting a job.
Still, Chaz says “Being self-supporting is important to me.”
Chaz’s ex-fiancee, Jennifer Elia, who is a lesbian, walked out on their 12-year relationship after Chaz decided to purchase the penis to fulfill the fantasy of being a man.
Chaz considers herself a man, meaning she is no longer a lesbian in her eyes. And therefore, Jennifer could no longer be a lesbian in her eyes either.
Chaz said Jennifer wished “I wouldn’t get the bottom done, but she understood my need to.”
