'People are people': How Dolly Parton became an unlikely 2SLGBTQ+ icon, ally and advocate
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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’s Imagination Library Program Honored by Library of Congress: ‘Titan of Children’s Literacy’ Billboard —
- Dolly Parton: The extraordinary life and times of the dirt-poor mountain girl who became a rhinestone icon Mirror —
- Dolly Parton’s final six months behind closed doors: She lost her hair, became extremely thin and was largely confined to bed as she privately battled cancer Times Of India —