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Leslie Jordan on Going Gospel, Playing the Opry, and ‘Aunt Dolly’
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Company’s Comin’. His appearance at the Opry and the album were just two of Jordan’s myriad accomplishments during a year of uncertainty.
He also starred in CBS’s Call Me Kat alongside Mayim Bialik and wrote the lively memoir How Y’all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief From a Life Well Lived.
As for his music career, whether it’s listening to him sing with Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile, Eddie Vedder, and Parton on the album or taking in his glorious Opry set, there’s something wholly moving about Jordan (known best for his comedic chops) reclaiming songs from the church he once left because he wasn’t welcomed as a gay person.Leslie Jordan at the Grand Ole Opry As it turns out, there’s a bit of symmetry between his skyrocketing Instagram.
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09.02 / 03:49
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In a First, Asian-American Lesbian Confirmed to Ambassador-Level Post
press release described her as “a leading authority in international development policy with over 30 years of experience in the multi-disciplinary field that includes finance, technology, and the environment.”Wong has said she was inspired by the late Congressman John Lewis, a longtime civil rights leader. Lewis, she wrote in a Facebook post last year, “taught me about making good trouble but necessary trouble.” She accompanied Lewis on his annual visits to Selma, Ala., where he was beaten by police during a 1965 voting rights demonstration, and videotaped his appearances.Wong is founder of the Conference on APA Leadership, which encourages young Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to pursue careers in public service. The LGBTQ Victory Institute, which advocated for Wong’s nomination and confirmation, issued a laudatory statement Tuesday.
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