Cher's son Chaz Bono makes rare sighting as he picks up food... after the singer said it was 'not easy' dealing with child's transition from female to male in 2009
Chaz Bono made a rare sighting in Los Angeles on Monday as he picked up take out food and a drink.
The son of singing superstar Cher of If I Could Turn Back Time fame had on a red-and-white superhero themed shirt with gray shorts and matching rubber slides as he wore prescription glasses.
It has been eight months since his mother Cher admitted that 'it wasn't easy' when he transitioned from female to male in 2009.
![There he is: Chaz Bono made a rare sighting in Los Angeles as he picked up take out food and a drink on Monday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/24/14/47041833-9920427-image-a-2_1629811498686.jpg)
There he is: Chaz Bono made a rare sighting in Los Angeles as he picked up take out food and a drink on Monday
The iconic singer, 74, remembered the extremely difficult moment when she called his answering machine and heard his old voice, during an interview with CNN.
She also looked back on the light-bulb moment when she realized she hadn't 'lost' her only child - previously known as Chastity - but that he had simply changed 'shape'.
Cher said of her initial struggle to accept Chaz's transition: 'It was very unlike me to, in the beginning, have a problem with Chaz being gay, and it disappeared like that.
![Doing his thing: The son of singing superstar Cher of If I Could Turn Back Time fame had on a superhero themed shirt with shorts and slides as he wore prescription glasses](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/24/14/47041831-9920427-image-a-3_1629811535251.jpg)
Doing his thing: The son of singing superstar Cher of If I Could Turn Back Time fame had on a superhero themed shirt with shorts and slides as he wore prescription glasses
'Then we talked about [whether Chaz was] transgender for many years and [he] would say, "No, I don't want to [transition]". And then he went and said, "OK, I want to do this."
'But it wasn't easy. I remember calling, and the old [voicemail] message was on the phone, and that was very difficult.'
She added that she didn't 'lose her child' and that he now exists in 'a different shape'.
![Time flies: It has been eight months since his mother Cher admitted that 'it wasn't easy' when he transitioned from female to male in 2009](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/24/14/47041829-9920427-image-a-4_1629811559297.jpg)
Time flies: It has been eight months since his mother Cher admitted that 'it wasn't easy' when he transitioned from female to male in 2009
Her son Chaz is a successful writer and actor, he was also the first transgender star to appear on Dancing With The Stars in 2011.
The singing sensation tried to rationalize other people's hostility towards those who identity as transgender, citing fear and religion.
Nevertheless, she admitted she couldn't understand why there is still such a closed discussion surrounding the movement.
![Still a stunner: Seen in Las Vegas in October when she campaigned for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at an early vote rally](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/24/14/47041885-9920427-image-a-5_1629811596317.jpg)
Still a stunner: Seen in Las Vegas in October when she campaigned for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at an early vote rally
In 2011, Chaz opened up about his transition in a candid discussion with Oprah.
'Life was always so much more difficult,' he said of his existence before surgery.
'Especially going into puberty, it felt like the expectations around me started to change or how I was supposed to act, but it also felt as if my body was literally betraying me.
'I went from a very athletic, straight up and down little kid to a very curvaceous woman. It was just horrifying to me.'
The political activist confessed that his famous mother struggled to deal with the transition at first, but he always knew he was loved, regardless of his gender.
![Honest: Cher and Chaz pictured in 2012 at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/17/16/36971408-9064383-Candid_During_an_interview_with_CNN_the_iconic_singer_74_remembe-m-5_1608224306098.jpg)
Honest: Cher and Chaz pictured in 2012 at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
![Candid: During an interview with CNN, the iconic singer remembered the extremely difficult time she called his answering machine and heard his old voice](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/17/17/36972256-9064383-Candid_During_an_interview_with_CNN_the_iconic_singer_74_remembe-a-7_1608224605556.jpg)
Candid: During an interview with CNN, the iconic singer remembered the extremely difficult time she called his answering machine and heard his old voice
He continued: 'The hard thing for my mom is that because she is a public figure and because she has this personality of being so cool about stuff and progressive, people forget that she's a parent.
'The truth is a lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again. That's not the case in my family. There's no doubt about her love for me.
'Now, everything is so easy and effortless,' he added. 'I feel like I'm on the same playing field as everybody else.'
The political activist and writer is currently in a relationship with former child star, Shara Blue Mathes and is 'unbelievably happy,' according to his mother.
![Family first: The political activist and writer is currently in a relationship with former child star, Shara Blue Mathes (pictured far right), and is 'unbelievably happy,' according to his mother](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/17/16/36971640-9064383-Family_first_The_political_activist_and_writer_is_currently_in_a-a-4_1608224180592.jpg)
Family first: The political activist and writer is currently in a relationship with former child star, Shara Blue Mathes (pictured far right), and is 'unbelievably happy,' according to his mother
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