Transition

Chaz Bono is an LGBTQ rights advocate, acclaimed author, and the only child of famed entertainers Sonny and Cher. He has written three books, including Transition, his groundbreaking account of a forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from female to male. Bono lives with his partner in Los Angeles.

Billie Fitzpatrick is a seasoned publishing professional who has collaborated on over thirty books in the areas of both fiction and nonfiction, in the areas of diet & wellness, fitness, sexual health and relationships, parenting, and memoir. She has written numerous New York Times and international bestsellers, and specializes in working closely with expert authors, including medical doctors, psychologists, neuroscientists, nutritionists, fitness and wellness professionals, elite athletes, and other celebrities. She also serves as Director of Curriculum and Research for Write the World, an online writing platform or high school students, as well as an educational consultant to CAST, Inc, where she designs curriculum and facilitates an online professional development course based upon the role of emotion in learning cognitive framework, Universal Design for Learning. Billie earned an Ed.M. in Mind, Brain and Education from Harvard University, a MA in Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and a BA in English and French from Rice University.