From a 1980s Chauffeur to Straight Talk: How Dolly Parton Always Showed up for the Trans Community
The singer’s songs and public support helped LGBTQ+ fans see acceptance in rural America, with 12% of U.S. adults now identifying as LGBTQ+, advocates said.
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From a 1980s chauffeur to Straight Talk: How Dolly Parton always showed up for the trans community
Dolly Parton’s loss came as a shock to millions yesterday. She’s someone most of us remember as having always been around, and we never counted on losing her, especially in a time of such painful and consistent loss as the one we’re living through right now. For trans people, Parton’s loss comes with a special pain. Just as she stood up for gay people and gay rights her whole life, she showed love to trans folks even in a time when we were invis…
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Los Angeles TimesAppreciation: Dolly Parton was special to the LGBTQ+ community. She showed us our country loves us
In a brief online elegy for Dolly Parton, with whom she’d worked on the women-empowering film “9 to 5,” actor and famed liberal activist Jane Fonda made it a point to note that Parton cared about her queer fans.
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Appreciation: Dolly Parton was special to the LGBTQ+ community. She showed us our country loves us
In a brief online elegy for Dolly Parton, with whom she’d worked on the women-empowering film “9 to 5,” actor and famed liberal activist Jane Fonda made it a point to note that Parton cared about her queer fans. “To…
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