Chaz Bono

Back at the beginning of the year when Discovery Health channel became OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network) I was upset to say the least. But because of what I'm watching now, I'm not complaining. I'm watching "Becoming Chaz," and it is inspirational.

We all know Chaz Bono as Chastity Bono, the child of Sonny and Cher. But he ignored what everyone else would think and took his life in his own hands to undergo a female-male sex change. Yes, I know he underwent the sex change a year ago; however, watching it on OWN, and watching his journey, gives me so much more respect for not only him, but also everyone who chooses to follow who they really are.

There are so many things, the media chose to ignore last year. Don't even get me started on the media's lack of privacy for his choice. I am glad the world I know is being more and more open towards the everyone whether they be gay, lesbian, or trans-gender, because not everyone is straight. It is a shame that those who are not straight have had to hide who they are away from society in fear of sigmas. Yet, we have to learn from our mistakes as a society in order to move forward.

It is absolutely true that I think the younger generation is more comfortable with how society is moving forward than the older generations. It is a new train of thought, and I'm sure it will take the older generations time to get used to. Things do not happen in an instant. However, they have to have an open mind to the idea. If you restrict yourself and refuse to acknowledge what is happening, then how can you expect this world to make progress.

 Watching how much Chaz has gone through to get to where he is, to where he is comfortable in his own body is inspirational. I have so much respect for people who take the unworn path in life. It is time society understand that individuality is more important than following the "normal."

Ultimately, it is about being who you are, no matter what everyone else says.And it is about finding the courage to do that, no matter what it is. That is one thing I try to follow in my life, because I do take the unworn path a lot of the time, and just follow the crazy person I am.

Salut tout le monde.
Il faut que j'etudie mon francais parceque j'aimon examen de BI de Francais lundi.