Dolly Parton Employed and Defended Trans Driver After 1990 'Sex Change Shocker' Tabloid Outing

Dolly Parton supported trans man who worked with her for over 30 years

As LGBTQ+ fans remember Dolly Parton following her passing, a piece of her history with the trans community is resurfacing. For decades, Parton employed and remained close to a transgender man named Jason Pirro. Pirro was working as Parton’s chauffeur by 1990, when a story about him appeared in Star, a tabloid paper, and was […] The post Dolly Parton supported trans man who worked with her for more than 30 years appeared first on PinkNews | Late…

Dolly Parton and her trans chauffeur Jason Pirro: Remembering her LGBTQ+ legacy

Parton name-checks Pirro in her 1994 memoir, Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business The post Dolly Parton and her trans chauffeur Jason Pirro: Remembering her LGBTQ+ legacy appeared first on Attitude.

Dolly Parton Employed and Defended Trans Driver After 1990 'Sex Change Shocker' Tabloid Outing

Dolly Parton employed a transgender chauffeur in 1980s Hollywood and stood by him when a tabloid outed him in 1990, a quietly documented act of support now resurfacing days after the country legend's death at 80. A Friendship the Tabloids Turned Into a Headline Jason Pirro, a trans man, drove Parton around Hollywood during the 1980s. In July 1990, the supermarket tabloid Star splashed the arrangement across its cover with the headline 'Sex chang…

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…

Dolly Parton’s Chauffeur and Assistant of 30+ Years Was a Trans Man She Supported and Loved

As the world is still reeling from the news of the death of legendary Queen of Country Music Dolly Parton on Tuesday, many of her LGBTQ+ fans have resurfaced evidence of her long and enduring support of the LGBTQ+ community.That support included a job and a lasting friendship with a transgender chauffeur, Jason Pirro, who previously spoke with the press about Parton, saying that the singer “knows all about me and is a very nice lady.”Twenty Minu…