Cher isn’t losing a daughter — she’s gaining a son.
Chastity Bono, 40, the only child of Sonny and Cher, plans to undergo surgery — to become a man.
“Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity,” spokesman Howard Bragman said yesterday.
Chastity Bono came out as a lesbian in 1995.
“I’m sure it hasn’t been an easy 40 years . . . in a body that felt totally alien,” said Candace Gingrich, an official with the Human Rights Campaign and the daughter of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.