One: don’t you ever touch me again. Two: don’t you ever touch me again. Now, you have no idea who the hell I am, or where I’ve come from, and I’m not about to tell you my whole life story. All I need to be to you and everybody on this dome is a fixed point. The last man standing. I do not need your sympathy or your admiration. All I need is your compliance and your fighting skills. And if I can’t get that, then you can go back to the wall that I found you crawling on. Do I make myself clear?
Country music star Dolly Parton has gifted a custom rhinestoned and autographed acoustic guitar to Brigitte Bandit, a nonbinary drag performer in Austin, Texas who made headlines in 2023 for protesting her home state’s drag ban. Bandit has previously performed as Dolly Parton at live shows.
Bandit (who uses she/her and they/them pronouns) opened the gift box, wrapped in shiny pink paper, during her live performance in Austin last Friday evening. Inside was an acoustic guitar covered in white and pink rhinestones. The guitar also had a personalized handwritten message with an autograph that read, “To Brigitte. Love, Dolly Parton.” […]
