Interesting Quote: Dolly Parton on Gays

They know that I completely love and accept them, as I do all people. I've struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I've had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don't think we should be judgmental. Lord, I've got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.

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Tweet of the Day

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain! :)

— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) September 12, 2013

Holiday Moments: Dolly Parton & Family

Dolly Parton Apologizes to a Lesbian Couple for Discrimination at Dollywood

Last month, a lesbian couple received not so cute treatment at Dollywood, home of the biggest drag queen alive, Dolly Parton.

Well, Dolly wasn't having that and apologized to the couple:

Representatives for Dollywood issued statement in response to the news, assuring the gay and lesbian community that everyone was welcome at Dollywood properties.  Now, Dolly Parton has released a statement to ABC News apologizing for the incident.  

The statement reads:
"I am truly sorry for the hurt or embarrassment regarding the gay and lesbian t-shirt incident at Dollywood's Splash Country recently. Everyone knows of my personal support of the gay and lesbian community. Dollywood is a family park and all families are welcome." Dolly adds that the policies on clothing or signs with profanity or controversial messages are in place to protect the person wearing the shirt and keep disturbances at the park to a minimum. Dolly concludes saying, "I am looking further into the incident and hope and believe it was more policy than insensitivity. I am very sorry it happened at all."

See, Dolly is always a trooper.

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Belated Birthdays to 2 Great Divas

How did I let this weekend go with wishing Dolly Parton and Chita Rivera 'Happy Birthday'!

Well, better late than never, I always say.

And to celebrate these diamond divas, here are two fun clips of them.

Dolly


Chita

Thanks to Todd for this vid.

Dolly loves us!

This is for You

Hi all

I've noticed some of you are having a rough moment in your lives. Things seem uber-crazy and who knows when a silver lining will come through.

So I wanted to share this song with y'all. It helped me many years ago. It's Hard Candy Christmas, by Dolly Parton and the girls from the Chicken Ranch

I hope things get better.

Dr. Dolly!

My favorite southern belle, Dolly Parton got her a Ph.D.

"Just think, I am Dr. Dolly!" she said Friday after receiving an honorary doctorate of humane and musical letters from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Always joking about her buxom figure, she added, "So when people say something about 'Double-D,' they will be thinking of something entirely different."

The audience of 1,069 new graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences roared with laughter and gave Parton a standing ovation.

Parton, a Tennessee native who is the fourth of 12 children from a poor Appalachian family, is well-known for her philanthropic work. Her Imagination Library sends a book to about 500,000 children each month from birth until they start school.

She deserves it

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