Begum Nawazish Ali

So we have a cross-dresser on the Pakistani national TV. Should it be a big deal?
Ali Saleem is a talented actor who has been impersonating Benazir Bhutto for years now and it is this act that has been his claim to fame. He decided to do a talk show of his own now dressed as a woman and interviewing people on his talk show called "The Late Night Show with Begum Nawazish Ali." People hate him and poeple love him. He makes it an entertaining and a satire comical show for everyone to watch.
It is this satire that makes people love Begum Nawazish Ali and her wit to ask the questions which no one would dare to ask the politicians on a talk show. "She exhumes an aura that celebrities can't resist. She entices them to her natural habitat, her living room, and attacks them with questions and razor sharp comments that render her prey with no other choice but to admit that our Begum is the queen." (http://www.aaj.tv/programs.php?pg=entertainment&pid=87). He is not gay and only calls himself as a 'pro-feminist' or even a feminist for that matter.
Now, the religious leaders, ofcourse, have problems with this. Although they didnt seem to have problems when he was acting as Benazir Bhutto in the show Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain. Or with Moin Akhtar when he did the role of a feminist "Rosey" in the 90s. In fact, it got him an award of the 'best actress in leading role.' Salim Nasir did the role of an ex-clasical dancer in "Aangan Terha" (a classic drama series in 80s).
There have been petitions in Sindh court to ban this program in the province. The program would probably be banned in the country soon as many government officials are apparantly against the cross-dressing/acting nature of the show. However, many believe that it is because of the nature of the daring questions asked from the politicians and not the cross-dressing that has actually pissed off the officials.
Should this program be banned? Is Ali Saleem a total retard in doing this kind of a cheap show, when he could have been asking the same questions as a guy as well? Is he a gay ass wanting some attention and promoting a wrong thing? Or is Begum Nawazish Ali a class act and something to be proud of?
For: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1759395,00.html
Against: http://www.petitiononline.com/060202/petition.html