Cher Calls in to the Ellen DeGeneres Show to Support Chaz and Blast Transphobes
Cher made a surprise call during her son Chaz Bono's appearance on Ellen DeGeneres's talk show (airing today) to blast the transphobic haters who've complained about his appearance on Dancing With the Stars.
Chaz Bono appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday to chat about his upcoming appearance on Dancing with the Stars, which has caused the transphobes to crawl out of the woodwork. But he was upstaged by his iconic mom when Cher called in to blast the haters, according to E! Online.
"If you got that excess time and that amount of hostility, I'm not so sure that I can say anything to you that would make you change your feelings," Cher said. "Those are feelings of such hostility and fear I don't know that I would have any magic words to make you feel more comfortable and to soothe you into not being terrified of my child dancing on Dancing With the Fucking Stars."
The studio audience erupted in applause at Cher's defense of Chaz, causing Ellen to add that it's important for those protesting the show to remember that Chaz is someone's child. "What if someone attacked your child? Try to put yourself in someone else's shoes," DeGeneres said.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the
intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the
intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
