A Case of Mistaken Identity - Bono & Sex Change


	A Case of Mistaken Identity - Bono & Sex Change

celestialdancer

6-19-2009 5:41 AM

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u2, entertainment, chastity bono

celestialdancer says:

"If one child in Africa was happier because I became a woman, I would go through with it," said Bono. "It doesn't matter if I'm a man or a woman. The only reason I exist on this planet is to save it. And wear women's sunglasses."

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