Dolly Parton: 'You Don’t Need to Live Your Life in Darkness' (Video)

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Dolly Parton: 'You Don’t Need to Live Your Life in Darkness'
The country music legend and strong LGBT ally revealed she is the one members of her family turn to when they want to come out. 
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          Sep 01, 2016
          
        
Dawn Ennis
The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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The country music legend and strong LGBT ally revealed she is the one members of her family turn to when they want to come out.

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