Resurfaced Dolly Parton clip about LGBTQ+ acceptance goes viral amid concern for star’s health

A heartwarming Dolly Parton clip about LGBTQ+ acceptance has gone viral amid concerns for her health. 

The 79-year-old, whose husband Carl Dean died aged 82 in March, will not attend the 16th Governor Awards in Hollywood, California, on 16 November due to “health challenges,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Dolly Parton’s health issues have also forced her to postpone six concerts that were due to take place in Las Vegas later this year. 

A resurfaced clip of the “9 to 5” singer is going viral on TikTok amid concerns about her health. 

‘That’s God’s job’

In the clip, taken from an old interview she did with talk show host Larry King, Dolly says: “If you’re gay, you’re gay. If you’re straight, you’re straight. We are who we are. I don’t believe that we should criticise and judge other people. I think we should be accepting and loving. We are all God’s children. I keep saying, ‘Well, if you’re the fine Christian you think you are, why are you judging people?’ That’s God’s job. We’re not God.

“We’re not judges. We’re supposed to love one another, we’re not supposed to judge, and we’re not supposed to take vengeance on other people. That’s God’s job.”

She continued: “I’ve got too much to do on my own [without] trying to do God’s work, and you should be allowed to be how you are and who you are.”

@celebteaspill Dolly’s Powerful Message to the LGBTQ+ Community 🌈 🫶 #dollyparton #gaytiktok #loveislove #lgbtqcommunity #pride ♬ Jolene (Your beauty is beyond compare with flaming locks of auburn hair) – Dolly Parton

Comments under the post, which has been liked more than 159,000 times and has over a million views, praise Dolly Parton for being a “true Christian”. 

Another described the country signer as a “national treasure,” while someone else wrote, “We don’t deserve Dolly. Love her so much.” 

Dolly is known for making the world a better place for the LGBTQ+ community. From pledging her support for LGBTQ+ people on her 1991 album to speaking out against trans bathroom bans, she remains the queen of the LGBTQ+ community’s hearts.

Following the death of her husband, Dolly thanked her friends, family and fans for honouring her late husband. 

She took to Instagram to share: “This is a love note to family, friends, and fans. Thank you for all the messages, cards, and flowers you’ve sent to pay your respects for the loss of my beloved husband Carl,” she wrote on Instagram.

“I can’t reach out personally to each of you but just know it has meant the world to me. He is in God’s arms now and I am okay with that. I will always love you.”

In announcing her husband’s death she shared that “words can’t do justice” to their relationship, which began when Dolly was just 18. 

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