Chaz Bono may or may not have a shot at taking home the Mirror Ball trophy on 'Dancing With the Stars' this year, but he will be taking home a much more important award: the 2011 GLSEN Hero Award.GLSEN -- the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network -- is honoring Bono, among others, at the seventh annual 2011 Respect Awards in Beverly Hills.
The Respect Awards are meant to honor individuals and corporations that have made significant advances in areas like diversity and inclusion.
Bono, a LGBT activist and author, legally became a man last year after gender-reassignment surgery. Bono's transition was the subject of the Emmy-nominated OWN documentary, 'Becoming Chaz,' as well as his own book, titled 'Transition,' which was released in May 2011.
Bono also made headlines and sparked controversy as 'Dancing With the Stars' first transgender contestant. Back in August, ABC message boards were flooded with bigoted remarks regarding Bono being cast in the celebrity dancing competition. Many of the anti-Bono comments posted on the 'DWTS' message boards targeted Bono for being transgender.
Bono will have to skip a few hours of practice to accept his Respect Award, but hopefully partner Lacey Schwimmer won't be too hard on him for it. Bono's fellow 'DWTS' contestants, J.R. Martinez, Ricki Lake and the recently booted off Carson Kressley, will also be there to support him.
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