DWTS Premiere Queerest Appeal Yet with Chaz, Carson, Ally Ricki Lake and Lesbian Fave Hope Solo

The season premiere of Dancing with the Stars ushered in an unprecedented level of queer appeal with trans man Chaz Bono wowing the crowds with his Cha-Cha, fabulously gay Queer Eye guy Carson Kressley making up for his lack of talent with charisma and humor, LGBT ally and advocate and the original Tracy Turnblad, Ricki Lake, exhibiting her grace and style and smoking soccer star -- who’s got plenty of lesbian fans -- Hope Solo showing up her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy in a battle of the sexes.

Tracy E. Gilchrist
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.