The Oscar-winning singer and actress, who is considered an icon to many in the LGBTQ community, described her journey as a mother when she learned that Bono, then known as Chastity, had decided to change her gender.

"After admitting he was gay, we talked about the transition he would undergo as a transgender. "At first he said he did not want something like that, but then he told me he had made the decision to do so."

Bono, at first admitted that she was "lesbian", but a few years later realized that she did not feel like a woman.

Cher adds:

"It has not been easy. I remember calling or reading old voice messages and it was very difficult for me too. However, you do not lose your children. They are the same, but in a different form. "I do not understand why people are so worried about this."

Bono is an actor and is known as the first transgender person to become part of "Dancing with the Stars".

According to Cher, he is now "very happy" and satisfied with the choice he made.

The singer, now 74, has long supported the LGBTQ community and says she has understood them since she was 9 years old.

"One day I came home and saw two men stroking each other's hair in the room, talking to my mother and my aunt. I thought, why have we never had these people around, they look so good. That was my introduction to the gay world. "

Source: CNN