It’s only Tuesday and its already turning to be a week of Dolly’s and Divas. Yesterday we were celebrating that announcement that the Divine Miss M is going to be playing Dolly Levi on Broadway this year, and today we are breaking open the bubbly as it is the 70th Birthday of our favorite sparkly country and western superstar Miss Dolly Parton.
It’s not hard to see why this effervescent pint-sized larger-than-life singer/songwriter/actress with her rags to riches story is such a popular gay icon. With her outrageous dress sense that glorifies her magnificent breasts, she has a style that would make her a perfect drag queen. If truth were known, in the past she actually entered a Dolly Lookalike Drag Competiton and lost! When talking about her own appearance she once said ‘it takes a lot of money to look this cheap”.
On a serious note however, she has not just been a big ally of LGBT rights but she has put herself and hosted very successful Gay Days at Dollywood even though the drew the ire of the local Klu Klux Klan.
Dolly is the most honored female country singer of all time, but that is not why we love her. It’s the fact (amongst other things) that she starred in both” 9-5,” and “Steel Magnolias” plus she wrote the ultimate gay ‘grab-your-kleenex’ anthem of all time with ‘I Will Always Love You’ which she was such a massive hit for both her and Whitney Houston.
