The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation will honor Chaz Bono with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at its April 21 ceremony. Bono will be the first transgender person to be given the equality award, and GLAAD acting president Mike Thompson acknowledged Bono’s vanguard role in the organization’s official statement.
“Chaz has opened the door for countless others, reshaping the way Americans think about transgender people today,” Thompson said. “His bold leadership in sharing his story as a transgender man, as well as his tireless work to secure equality for every American, embodies the values of GLAAD’s
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J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff are the winners of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 13. The motivational speaker and Army veteran was a constant fan favorite, and fought an ankle injury during the last few episodes to beat out fellow finalists Rob Kardashian and Ricki Lake.
“You are amazing,” said Martinez to his partner Smirnoff. “I’m so grateful that I was able to be a part of your first mirror ball trophy.” The two performed a jive and a samba for their final dances.
Season 13 of “Dancing With the Stars” will go down in
The LA Gay & Lesbian Center’s Anniversary Gala celebrated ’40 Years of Family’ last night by honoring the very busy Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka with the Rand Schrader Distinguished Achievement Award, and bestowing Chaz Bono with the Board of Director’s Award from fellow star/dancer David Arquette.
Also in attendance at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown LA were Dita Von Teese and Karina Smirnoff, as well as Glee actress Jane Lynch, “Family Ties’” Meredith Baxter, “Queer as Folk’s” Peter Paige and “Roseanne’s” Sara Gilbert.
Newly eliminated “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Chaz Bono has some serious beef with the show’s judges, and he’s airing his dirty laundry with the media. He appeared this morning on “Good Morning America,” where he alleged that the judges treated him unfairly.
“I got a lot of references from [Bruno Tonioli] about things that would indicate the fact that I’m overweight, you know, a roundness,” Bono said. “I was called a basketball, a penguin, an Ewok, and I just didn’t appreciate it.” Bono also called Tonioli “disrespectful.”
Chaz Bono maintains that he isn’t against criticism of
Dancing with the Stars Season 13 finally kicked off last night, with strong performances from J.R. Martinez and Chynna Phillips in particular, but the question on everybody’s mind is, “How was Chaz Bono?”
Despite early reports that Sonny and Cher’s kid was a dud on the dance floor, Chaz made his debut with a big smile, loads of enthusiasm, and a very respectable score of 17.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation will honor Chaz Bono with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at its April 21 ceremony. Bono will be the first transgender person to be given the equality award, and GLAAD acting president Mike Thompson acknowledged Bono’s vanguard role in the organization’s official statement.
