Dolly Parton teases a gay dance album

Living icon, legend, and star Dolly Parton has been traveling across the nation blessing audiences with her charm and flawless repertoire of amazing music. But that’s not the only thing she’s working on.

During an interview with The Guardian, Dolly touched on her past and her future as she discussed her upcoming album and the projects she’s still hoping to work on. One of these, as it turns out, is an album of dance anthems geared toward the queer community.

When Guardian reporter Mark Guarino poked Dolly about her strong queer following she responded with …

I’ve been around so long, so a lot of people grew up with me. I feel more like a family member or an aunt or an older sister or a friend. They know I’m a little different myself. I’ve fought for the right to be myself, so that is one of the reasons that the gays and lesbians relate to me. They know that I appreciate everybody for who they are. We are who we are, so why can’t we be allowed to be that? I ain’t out to preach no sermons, I’m just out to do my work, sing my songs and write them, and love people and share them.

When he asked about the rumored LGBT focused album, Dolly said …

Every time I start to work on that, something else comes up, like this big tour. I’ll have to put that dance album on the shelf again. But one day I promise you I will get that out. One of the songs is I’m a Wee Bit Gay. It’s a fun, tongue-in-cheek type of song. I promise I’ll get it out.

Get out and see Dolly when she makes her stop at Red Rocks on July 27th.