'People are people': How Dolly Parton became an unlikely 2SLGBTQ+ icon, ally and advocate
- Dolly Parton never forgot her roots, carrying the spirit of her Tennessee mountain home wherever she went and her deep Christian faith with her until the end.
- Yet the omnipresent country music legend was as celebrated for her advocacy as much as her music.
- She spent decades championing women's rights, civil rights and gay rights, while openly denouncing several recent anti-trans and anti-drag bills, telling the Hollywood Reporter in 2023 that "I just want everybody to be treated good.
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- Dolly Parton never forgot her roots, carrying the spirit of her Tennessee mountain home wherever she went and her deep Christian faith with her until the end.
- Yet the omnipresent country music legend was as celebrated for her advocacy as much as her music.
- She spent decades championing women's rights, civil rights and gay rights, while openly denouncing several recent anti-trans and anti-drag bills, telling the Hollywood Reporter in 2023 that "I just want everybody to be treated good.
Sources: CBC