The son Sonny always wanted? Chaz?

Celebrity daughter Chastity Bono is undergoing a sex change to become a man, her publicist announced Thursday.

The gender-swap process began shortly after Bono's 40th birthday in March and more than a decade after she came out as a lesbian.

"Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity," spokesman Howard Bragman said in a statement using only male pronouns.

Chastity, the only child of the "I Got You, Babe" singing duo, will have gender reassignment surgery, according to Us magazine - although Bragman declined to confirm the operation.

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Stephanie wrote:This story makes me feel bad.

When I was a kid we always watched the Sonny & Cher show. We watched all those variety shows that went the way of the dinosaurs. Most of you must remember them hauling little Chastity out at the end of the show. She was such a pretty little thing.