Cher's Son to Officially Change Name and Gender

The son of music icon Cher is to officially change his name and gender from female to male, reports PinkPaper.com.

On Monday, the doctor of 41-year-old Chaz Bono, formally known as Chastity Sun Bono, formally filed a legal declaration informing courts of Bono's gender change operation last year.

If his application is accepted, his name will be Chaz Salvatore Bono. He has completed his transition period since starting gender reassignment procedures last March, after 20 years of living as an open lesbian.

Chaz is the child of Cher's first husband Sonny Bono, who died in 1998.