Fortunately, Sonny's dead

Rico says it's surely yet another sign of the Apocalypse, but why hasn't anyone else made the comparison between the 'new' Chaz Bono and the guys from The Sopranos?
And what's with the hot girlfriend? Was she a lesbian but is now straight, or was she straight-but-confused, or just confused, what?
But ain't it interesting what Chaz says about taking male hormones:

"It lowered my voice," he says. "Fat redistribution, muscle growth, hair growth, sex drive increase."