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Lauren Boebert viciously mocked for telling Dolly Parton “Yass Queen!!”

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), a young brunette woman with long hair opens her mouth in an O against a red and blue background at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) Photo: Shutterstock

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has devoted a large part of her tenure in Congress to attacking LGBTQ+ people, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to avoid using dated queer slang while addressing an LGBTQ+ icon and ally. And people noticed the bizarre contradiction.

Boebert tweeted “Yass Queen!!” at Dolly Parton over the weekend. She was likely referring to Parton’s performance at the Cowboys/Commanders game this weekend, but she also could have been listening to Parton’s new album Rockstar. It’s not uncommon for Boebert to tweet a response to something without explaining what she’s responding to.

Parton’s fans noted that she probably wouldn’t appreciate Boebert’s words of support, considering her long support for LGBTQ+ and other progressive causes. Others noted that the phrase “yas queen” was historically used by LGBTQ+ people of color, a group of people Boebert hasn’t been very supportive of in the past.

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