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'People are people': How Dolly Parton became an unlikely 2SLGBTQ+ icon, ally and advocate

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'People are people': How Dolly Parton became an unlikely 2SLGBTQ+ icon, ally and advocate

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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