Parton remd her gay fans precisely why she's such a lastg in - performg special versn of 'Jolene'.
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DOLLY PARTON PERFORMS SPECIAL VERSN OF 'JOLENE' FOR 'MY GAY FANS'
"Jolene for Gay People" by Natalie Fedak.
A gay anthem, ed. Parton's nnectns to the LGBTQAI+ muny may n even eper, as her inic h "Jolene" may actually be filled wh homoerotic unrton, acrdg to Nade Hubbs, the director of the Lbian-Gay-Queer Rearch Iniative and a profsor of women's studi and mic at the Universy of Michigan. To get technil -- and untry -- for a quick send, all starts by analyzg the trope of 'the other woman' song untry mic, acrdg to Hubb's 2015 paper, "'Jolene, ' Genre, and the Everyday Homoerotics of Country Mic: Dolly Parton's Lovg Addrs of the Other Woman.
While Dolly nied the tentn of homoerotic unrton "Jolene, " tellg host Jad Abumrad he's "overthkg , " she said she uld see why the song uld be terpreted this manner. Parton, on ocsn, has leaned to the implied nnectn, sgg a versn of the song for her "Gay crowd" on Seth Meyers, swappg the tular "Jolene" for "Drag Queen, " and further cementg her stat as a te pop in.