Chaz Bono Leaves Dancing with the Stars, but Still a Great Victory for Transgender Visibility
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 10:23pm
by Matt Kane, GLAAD's Associate Director of Entertainment Media

http://www.glaad.org/blog/chaz-bono-leaves-dancing-stars-still-great-victory-transgender-visibility

Unlike many of his competitors, Chaz Bono didn't come into Dancing With the Stars with a lifetime of training in performance or athletics behind him, but nevertheless he showed how far someone can go and improve through hard work and perseverance.  What's more, Chaz allowed millions upon millions of viewers to learn a little more about him with each passing week and quickly became the world's most well-known transgender person.

It was a great fall season for transgender visibility on TV, with Chaz joining ABC's hit show at the same time that transgender model Isis King returned to the CW for America's Next Top Model: All Stars, and transgender and LGBT advocates from all over applauded the milestone.  Unfortunately, a few people took issue with Chaz's inclusion, but their objections only helped to well up even more public support for Chaz's participation on the program.