Gloria Allred, famed attorney and attention monger, has announced an interesting concept to support Chaz Bono's controversial September 19 debut on Dancing With The Stars: a national dance-off with transgender dancers. Details follow.

Cher isn't the only one rushing to defend Chaz against a deluge of transphobia; GLAAD has called out comedian and "friend of the community" Chelsea Handler for employing what the organization is referring to as "transphobic humor to mock him." Details follow.

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(Buzzfeed has curated a horrific glance at the disgusting reactions around the Internet to Chaz Bono's inclusion on DWTS.)

Cher is showing her MILF (mother I'd like fighting...in my corner) side after bigots attack Dancing With The Stars for including her son, Chaz. So, what fighting words did Cher have for the transphobes?

The full casting breakdown for the new season of Dancing With The Stars was released late last night (though we teased Nancy Grace's slot on the show yesterday), and includes, among other notable mentions, Chaz Bono and Carson Kressly. GLAAD has been heels over head with ABC (and also the CW for its inclusion of Isis King on the next cycle of America's Next Top Model) all day since the announcement. Follow the jump to read what the org has to say about the inclusion of a trans man on one of primetime's top shows!

While most of the Christian conservatives' arguments against gay people should be ignored, I do think that the reason we still entertain these debates is because revealing how idiotic their stances are can be so entertaining. Hilarious Second City video after the jump.

As we all know, the fairy godmother of drag is also the biological mother of someone else on his own path of transformation, the only difference is that Chaz Bono's journey will lead to a permanent destination. Catch a first glimpse of Chaz's transition from female to male, including candid opinions from Cher herself, after the jump.

Oprah's OWN Network has been under fire this week for Lisa Ling's "Pray The Gay Away?" debacle that aired Monday night. But considering it purchased Becoming Chaz, the documentary chronicling Chaz Bono's evolution from Chastity, it can't be that anti-LGBT, right? Take a look at the first trailer for what OWN will air early this spring, and let us know what you think!

A documentary chronicling Chaz Bono's journey through gender transition is receiving quite the journey itself: it'll premiere later this month at the Sundance Film Festival before being broadcast on Oprah's OWN Network, which has just picked up the film. 

Reports Deadline:

Oprah Winfrey's upstart cable network OWN has acquiredBecoming Chaz, the Fenton Bailey/Randy Barbato-directed feature documentary that will make its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and follows the gender reassignment journey that transformed Cher's and the late Sonny Bono's daughter Chastity into their son, Chaz Bono. The network is prepping a soiree up at the festival, where OWN will likely make a formal announcement of this deal.

More importantly...

We've been big fans of Chaz Bono for some time now. His contribution to the "It Gets Better" campaign just seals the diva-descendent's deal.

Update, Tuesday at 2 PST:

As we suspected, turns out the whole story is false. Madonna issued a statement saying there are no such plans for a benefit concert.

According to the UK’s Mirror, Madonna is getting ready to take her commitment to Malawi to a whole new global scale with a massive concert benefit she is reportedly planning.

Said to be following in the steps of massive fundraiser/concert hybrid Live Aid, the Walk Out Of Poverty concert will be held in Malawai but will broadcast across the world. Word is the event will take place as early as September.

Assuming this is actually happening, I think it’s safe to say Madonna will be performing at said benefit (ya know, some of her “deep” music), but the Mirror also reports...

Today is International Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day set aside to make one self and one's friends and family aware of the horrific number of hate crimes committed against the T in our fair GLBT.

Perhaps a poignant way to observe the day is with a high-profile video of Chaz Bono's appearance on Good Morning America. The interview has sparked much criticism of both Chaz and GMA. What do you think of it?

We heart Chaz Bono, and though Entertainment Tonight is better at sensationalizing than we are, we can't wait for this interview. Here are the promotional highlights:

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