Lord, please send Your Holy Spirit down upon Dolly Parton and bring her in sincere repentance to You. Amen.
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Dolly Parton, LGBTQ+ Icon, Awarded $100 Million for Charity Work
https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/11/14/dolly-parton-lgbtq-icon-awarded-100-million-charity-work
Legendary ally Dolly Parton is finally winning an Oscar for this surprising reason
She was nominated twice before for Best Original Song... but she’s finally winning an Oscar for something else.
Daniel Villarreal
June 17, 2025
A quick history of Dolly Parton’s LGBTQ+ activism
Parton has spoken against transphobic bathroom bills, telling CNN Money, “I think everybody should be treated with respect,” and adding, “If I have to pee, I’m gonna pee, wherever it’s got to be.”
Dolly Parton has long supported same-sex marriage equality. She has joked, “Why can’t they get married? They should suffer like the rest of us do,” but she thoughtfully added, “I think love is love, and we have no control over that… I think people should be allowed to [marry].”
In 2011, when a woman at a Dollywood amusement park was told to turn her pro-marriage equality T-shirt inside-out, Dolly Parton personally apologized, saying, “Everyone knows of my personal support of the gay and lesbian community.” She also promised that such a thing would never happen again.
She has spoken against anti-LGBTQ+ Christians, saying, “If people want to pass judgment, they’re already sinning… I try to love everybody.” However, Parton isn’t perfect. She angered some fans by saying that some people may identify as nonbinary or pansexual because it’s “fashionable” or “for effect.”
However, she has embraced her gay fans. In a 2016 New York Times interview, Parton said, “I have a huge gay following, and I’m proud of them. Sometimes some of them look more like me than I do.” She may have referenced that she once lost a Dolly Parton look-alike drag contest. “I didn’t win,” she told Good Morning America in 2009. “I didn’t even come in close.”
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Dolly Parton’s turning 77. Her philanthropy & LGBTQ+ activism have made her a national treasure
Dolly Parton isn’t just famous for her country music, but also for her generosity, low-key political activism, and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Daniel Villarreal
January 17, 2023, 5:00 pm EST
Country music star Dolly Parton will be celebrating her 77 birthday this week. But the famous singer of “Jolene” and other country music hits isn’t just famous for her music, but also for her philanthropy, low-key political activism, and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Here’s a quick look at why Dolly Parton isn’t just an LGBTQ+ icon, but also a hero to so many across the United States and the globe.
Dolly Parton’s politics and political views
Dolly Parton has been famously quiet about her politics and political views. She even twice rejected President Donald Trump’s offer of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a statue of her at the Tennessee Capitol.
“I don’t do politics,” she said in a 2019 episode of her biography podcast Dolly Parton’s America. “I have too many fans on both sides of the fence. Of course, I have my opinion, but I learned years ago to keep my mouth shut about things.”
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As a result, Dolly Parton has never publicly said whether she’s a Republican or a Democrat. However, The Independent noted that she voiced support for equal rights for all people, removed the word “Dixie” from a Dollywood attraction because of its confederate origins, and has a long history of supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
Dolly Parton’s views on LGBTQ+ issues
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In her 1991 song “Family,” Parton sang, “Some are preachers / some are gay / some are addicts, drunks and strays / But not a one is turned away when it’s family.” While the comparison is unflattering, her message of LGBTQ+ acceptance has only become more pronounced through her career.
In 2005, she allowed her song “Travelin’ Thru” to be used in the transgender family road-trip drama Transamerica. The song was also nominated for an Oscar. Parton has spoken against transphobic bathroom bills, telling CNN Money, “I think everybody should be treated with respect,” and adding, “If I have to pee, I’m gonna pee, wherever it’s got to be.”
Dolly Parton has long supported same-sex marriage equality. She has joked, “Why can’t they get married? They should suffer like the rest of us do,” but she thoughtfully added, “I think love is love, and we have no control over that… I think people should be allowed to [marry].”
In 2011, when a woman at a Dollywood amusement park was told to turn her pro-marriage equality T-shirt inside-out, Dolly Parton personally apologized, saying, “Everyone knows of my personal support of the gay and lesbian community.” She also promised that such a thing would never happen again.
She has spoken against anti-LGBTQ+ Christians, saying, “If people want to pass judgment, they’re already sinning… I try to love everybody.” However, Parton isn’t perfect. She angered some fans by saying that some people may identify as nonbinary or pansexual because it’s “fashionable” or “for effect.”
However, she has embraced her gay fans. In a 2016 New York Times interview, Parton said, “I have a huge gay following, and I’m proud of them. Sometimes some of them look more like me than I do.” She may have referenced that she once lost a Dolly Parton look-alike drag contest. “I didn’t win,” she told Good Morning America in 2009. “I didn’t even come in close.”
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Marshals arrest Dollywood contractor for child sex crimes, found with 3 minors, U.S. Marshals say
“The subject was an employee of APDC Cleaning Services, Inc. (APDC), a third-party staffing service that recruits and hires international workers. APDC was responsible for background identity checks and employment authorization of its employees assigned to Dollywood. He was assigned to a back-of-house position at Dollywood but was not working at the time of his arrest. Dollywood has ended its business relationship with APDC and will separate with any other APDC contract workers assigned to the park, effective August 9. Any more information or questions about the subject need to be directed to APDC or to law enforcement.”
Dollywood Management
https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/07/19/marshals-arrest-dollywood-contractor-child-sex-crimes-found-with-3-minors-us-marshals-say/
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