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Dolly Parton Supports Marriage Equality

1/31/2010- by Natasia Langfelder            

Dolly Parton, a longtime supporter of LGBT rights, told the Times of London that she believes in marriage equality and that LGBT rights are human rights, not political fodder.  Parton says that while she is not a posterchild for gay rights, she has many LGBT friends that she feels have the right to marriage.

Parton has a large gay following and while she embraces her fans and their rights, she has never been the most outspoken celebrity in a political sense. In the interview, she states that she doesn’t want the controversy suffered by stars such as the Dixie Chicks, who made polarizing political statements. It seems unlikely that Parton will suffer a backlash from these comments, as it is generally known among her fans that she embraces her LGBT fanbase.