CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
As more conservative Dancing With the Stars watchers like psychiatrist Keith Ablow are urging people to boycott the show for adding Chaz Bono to the cast, others like celebrity attorney Gloria Allred are looking to support Bono with a national transgender dance-off.
After it was announced that Bono would be cha-cha-ing his way into America's living rooms on this season's Dancing With the Stars, he said he has received a lot of support as well as numerous threats and other negative feedback. One of the most notable is Fox News's Ablow, who wrote an op-ed for the network's website urging parents not to let their children watch the show. Ablow also characterized Bono as a "transsexual woman," referred to him with female pronouns, and called him a "very disordered person."
"The truth is that Chaz Bono should be empathized with and treated with dignity. Any contribution he makes to the world should be applauded as it would be for any other person," he wrote last week. "But Chaz Bono should not be applauded for asserting she is a man (and goes about trying to look like one) any more than a woman who believes she will be happier without arms, has them removed and then continues to assert that she was right all along -- her self-concept was that of a double amputee. Now, all is well."
In retaliation to the backlash, Allred announced to the press Tuesday that she and Los Angeles activist Robin Tyler would coordinate viewing parties across the country starting with the September 19 season premiere.
Allred said she would cut a rug with every transgender person who wants to dance with her at the Los Angeles viewing parties.
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
18 of the most batsh*t things N.C. Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson has said
October 30 2024 11:06 AM
True
After 20 years, and after tonight, Obama will no longer be the Democrats' top star
August 20 2024 12:28 PM
More Than 50 of Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Moms
May 12 2024 11:44 AM
Trump ally Laura Loomer goes after Lindsey Graham: ‘We all know you’re gay’
September 13 2024 2:28 PM
60 wild photos from Folsom Street East that prove New York City knows how to play
June 21 2024 12:25 PM
Melania Trump cashed six-figure check to speak to gay Republicans at Mar-a-Lago
August 16 2024 5:57 PM
Latest Stories
Kamala Harris stars in 'SNL' cold open that clowns Trump & reinforces her message of hope
November 03 2024 1:10 AM
Here's how DNC pollster Celinda Lake sees the 2024 election shaping up for Tuesday
November 02 2024 1:14 PM
LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election
November 02 2024 12:53 PM
Missing bisexual rugby player Levi Davis could have been blackmailed: report
November 02 2024 12:40 PM
Michigan church fires beloved music director of 34 years over same-sex marriage
November 02 2024 12:37 PM
Gay U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen bridges divide in rural Illinois
November 01 2024 3:38 PM
For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything
November 01 2024 3:36 PM
Donald Trump threatens Liz Cheney with guns 'trained on her face:' The full context
November 01 2024 3:22 PM
Jill Stein's running mate, Butch Ware, caught in transphobic comments
November 01 2024 3:06 PM
These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people
November 01 2024 2:45 PM
Iconic Harris-Walz camo hat costume dazzles D.C.’s pre-Election Day High Heel Race
November 01 2024 2:36 PM
New York Dem Ritchie Torres discusses the fight for LGBTQ+ representation as election looms
November 01 2024 2:22 PM
Texas Republican leader openly uses 'gay' and the R-word as insults, faces no consequences
November 01 2024 12:16 PM
The Advocate saved my life. Here's how you can support our important work.
November 01 2024 10:59 AM
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig battles for reelection to continue path toward LGBTQ+ equality
November 01 2024 10:54 AM