Goodbye, Dolly Parton: a gay icon whose appeal reached across age, class and politics, and into the Maga heartlands | Emma Brockes

Guardian International•Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 12:33 PM•2 min read

Straight women loved her, so did Eminem. Even Donald Trump found something nice to say. Her allure had no boundaries and was truly unique I was at the National Theatre in London on Tuesday night, at a production of Pride , which tells the story of the unlikely alliance between gay activists and...

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