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'A voluptuous sex symbol.' Judge invokes Dolly Parton in overturning Texas 'drag ban'

✇World & Nation
By: Hannah Fry

U.S. District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday cited Dolly Parton in his decision to strike down Senate Bill 12, a 2023 law that sought to restrict drag shows in Texas.

© Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times

Costa Mesa, CA - Aug. 26, 2026: Jeff Weiss, of Costa Mesa, who has been a lifetime Dolly Parton fan, views a Dolly Parton mural at 719 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. "She did a lot of good for everyone," Weiss said. "She didn't think about herself, she thought about other people." (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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