Ep. 344: Dolly Parton Dies at 80: An LGBTQ+ Tribute + 7 More LGBTQ+ Stories
Today's episode is a tribute episode. We open with an extended remembrance of Dolly Parton, who died August 25 at age 80 after a brief cancer battle, honoring decades of unwavering support for the LGBTQ+ community — from GLAAD galas to early marriage equality advocacy to a catalog of songs about acceptance and outsiders. Then, seven more stories, with only one political story today.
(0:30) Dolly Parton Tribute — Remembering Dolly's life, her music, and nine decades' worth of quiet and not-so-quiet LGBTQ+ advocacy, plus how the community is honoring her today from the Castro Theatre to federal…
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