Advocate NL 11/13/26

Hello and Happy Friday, folks!Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with the latest from the Out100 gala.For the millions who loved Dolly Parton, she was a country music legend and a steadfast LGBTQ+ ally. For Stella Parton, she was also the big sister she talked with just about every day.That personal connection took center stage Thursday night at the Out100 gala at Sunset Room & Laya in Los Angeles, where Stella Parton accepted The Advocate’s 2026 Advocate of the Year award on her late sister’s behalf.“The thing that I miss most about talking with her just about every day is her optimism,” Stella Parton said. “And I want you to keep that alive.”Also in attendance was her longtime friend and costar on the 1980 film 9 to 5, Lily Tomlin, who helped celebrate Dolly's legacy.“It feels so comforting to be surrounded by so many people, friends and fans who love and admire Dolly the way I do,” Tomlin told the audience.Out MS NOW host Eugene Daniels also had a message to share.Check out the full coverage from the event here.Until next time!NEW! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to The Advocate Journalism Project to directly support LGBTQ+ journalism. Help us expand our Washington, D.C., bureau to bring you more breaking news from the nation's capital and fund crucial investigative reporting, compelling video reports, and sustain our 60-year print archive, a history of the queer civil rights movement.At Out100, Eugene Daniels asked the people making history to support the people covering itA pardoned January 6 rioter saw a cat costume at a cat convention and decided it was an LGBTQ+ conspiracyWashington AG’s office won’t defend voter-approved trans sports ban as families sue to stop it‘Dolly loved every one of you,’ Stella Parton tells LGBTQ+ fans at Out100 galaLily Tomlin remembers Dolly Parton as a friend and legendary LGBTQ+ ally at Out100 galaDallas wants Gina Hinojosa to put the rainbows back where Greg Abbott sai