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"Chaz Bono is set to make Dancing with the Stars history as the first transgendered person to compete on the ABC smash -- and his pro partner Lacey Schwimmer is bummed that some fans of the show are slamming the milestone move.\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s disappointing,&amp;quot; Schwimmer told TheInsider.com of negative reactions to Bono posted on ABC&amp;apos;s website and cruel jokes made at his expense on late night TV.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;No human is perfect, so why are they pointing out what they perceive to be an imperfection in someone else? It&amp;apos;s not cool. We&amp;apos;re all taught to not bully, or harass, and treat everyone as equals yet all these people are doing exactly the opposite,&amp;quot; she says.\r\nSchwimmer was over-the-moon to learn that LGBT activist and author (and the child of Cher and the late Sonny Bono) would be her partner for season 13.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I was absolutely thrilled. I&amp;apos;ve always been a huge supporter of the LGBT community and I couldn&amp;apos;t be more excited to have Chaz. Not only is he Sonny &amp;amp; Cher&amp;#x2019;s child but he&amp;#x2019;s also a generally cool person,&amp;quot; Schwimmer explained.\r\n\r\nHow is Chaz doing in rehearsals so far? &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;s picking up choreography very easily, but his stamina was very low. So we&amp;#x2019;ve been putting him through drills that will make him stronger in the competition. It&amp;#x2019;s all about him being able to breathe and get through a full dance.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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