[News/People] [USA] Warren Beatty's transgender son Stephen 'having second thoughts about taking final step in sex change'

[Stephanie Stevens]

Daily Mail, UK


Warren Beatty's transgender son Stephen 'having second thoughts about
taking final step in sex change'

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 20:49 EST, 23 May 2012 | UPDATED: 23:48 EST, 23 May 2012


Warren Beatty's transgender son Stephen Ira, is said to be having
'second thoughts' about taking the final step in his sex change.

According to The National Enquirer, the 20-year-old student and
activist 'has put his sex change plans on hold.'

A family insider told the publication
<http://www.nationalenquirer.com/> : 'He suddenly misses his feminine
side, dressing up and wearing make-up and jewellery.

[Photo: Second thoughts: Stephen Ira Beatty, pictured back in 2009, is
allegedly reconsidering completing the final step in gender
reassignment]

'Now, he's wavering on completing the final step of gender
reassignment- the surgical procedure to construct a penis. '

Although Stephen's parents Warren and Annette Bening are said to have
'finally accepted' his decision to become male, The Enquirer reports
that they are 'urging him to take his time and rethink the drastic
surgery.'

Stephen is reported to have had his breasts removed to appear to look
more masculine, and 'loves his body just the way it is,' according to
a source.

[Photo: Before the change: Stephen, then Kathlyn, pictured with mother
Annette Bening back in 2004]

Currently a student at the prestigious Sarah Lawrence College in New
York, Stephen is an outspoken activist for the transgender community.

Back in January, Stephen revealed he had a boyfriend, writing on
Twitter: 'I'm trans and gay. Double the fun.'

The Enquirer reports that Stephen purchased rhinestone heels to wear
to the graduation of his boyfriend, said to be a fellow student.

He recently wrote on his blog: 'I have been moving toward a more femme
presentation.'

His famous parents, who married in 1992 after meeting on the set of
Bugsy, have four other children, of which Stephen is the eldest.

[Photo: Family affair: Stephen, pictured as Kathlyn with his famous
parents back in 2004, is the eldest of four siblings]


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