Warren Beatty's Daughter to Have Transgender Surgery

And another one bites the dust...what is it with people that they are not happy with what they were born with? Now the oldest daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening has decided that she needs to live life as a fella.

According to the Daily Mail this daughter has decided to change her name from the pretty Kathlyn Beatty to Stephen Ira and become a son.

Reports in the USA say that Hollywood veteran Warren Beatty is crushed and who can blame him?

I well remember when my own daughters were born how thrilled I was and to be honest have no idea how I would feel if I suddenly lost my girls and found that they were now boys.

Well done to Miss Bening (she starred in American Beauty) who is doing her best to support her daughter/son regardless of her own heartbreak.

It has been reported by the National Enquirer that 18-year-old Kathlyn Beatty is attending her college dressed as a man and is intending to have a sex change operation.

Of course this hasn't happened over night and Beatty and his wife have been dealing with the situation for years and to be fair it is reported that Kathlyn did tell her parents that when she turned 18 she would take matters into her own hands.

Young Kathlyn Beatty is bound and determined to have a transgender operation like Chastity Bono, the daughter of Sonny and Cher.

Chastity Bono underwent her transgender surgeries from 2008 to 2010 and legally changed her sex and her name to Chaz on May 7.

I have no problem with gays and lesbians, in fact I have friends and families who fall into these categories. Yes, I was surprised when some came out and not at all surprised with others. And I certainly didn't feel any different about them just had a bit of thought reorganizing to do.

Would I have felt differently if they had decided that they needed to change their gender to feel fulfilled in life?

Yes, simply because I would have had to mourn the person that I had known them to be.

What would I do if it were one of my own that had to do something so drastic?

I would support them and never turn my back but it would take something very special from me. I may be gaining a son but I would be losing my daughter.

These guys and gals that feel the need to be so drastic have every right but they also need to understand that those that love them have the right to reactions and feelings.