While her baby Chaz sat next to Ellen, the one and only Cher called the talk show host to rip apart the transphobes who have given Dancing With The Stars an invaluable amount of press. Check out what Cher tells Ellen, after the jump.

How awful that it's come to this, right? The American Psychiatric Association, spurred into action by mass-malpractice at the hands of Fox News' "Dr." Keith Albow, has been forced to issue a statement so transphobes know they won't catch gender dysphoria by watching TV. 

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No shock that Fox News has given a bullhorn to a wackadoodle doctor who thinks viewers of Dancing With The Stars will become transgender if they watch Chaz do the quickstep. Follow the jump your daily dose of insanity courtesy of "Dr." Keith Albow (somebody please check his license to practice!) and for Chaz's simple and educated response. 

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.

With the heated discussion of Chaz Bono's inclusion on the newest season of Dancing With The Stars consuming the blog in a fiery debate, we nearly forgot the new cast also includes hottie Rob Kardashian. Sure, he may not be as buff or butch as his sister Khloe, but he did get the fantasstic genes that made his other sister Kim famous. In a visit with Letterman, DWTS cast-mate David Arquette gets jealous of Rob's jelly...

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!

The casting department of Dancing With The Stars is scraping the barrel even deeper to come up with "stars" for its new season, if Nancy Grace joining the reality ranks is any indication. 

There is certainly no shortage of dance-floor toned man-meat on Dancing With The Stars. So, which of our favorite primetime ballroom stars does Playgirl hope to get naked?

Who is saying what about why Sarah is “banned” from Bristol’s new Arizona home? Find out after the jump.

Bailando por un sueño, the Argentine version of Dancing with the Stars, not only gets a same-sex couple, but also two celebrities that put the U.S. version to shame. Find out after the jump.