Dolly Parton’s song “Travelin’ Thru,” which was composed for “Transamerica,” is a Golden Globe nominee for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture.

Dolly tells the Daily News she’s thankful for the guidance she received from a trans friend and employee of hers:

Parton told us you don’t have to know the song is about a transsexual to like it. Given its Christian imagery, she said, “country fans may think it’s gospel.

“That’s not particularly the kind of movie they’d go to see. But it’s a beautiful movie, and they might be lured to it by the song.

“I’ve known a few transsexuals,” said Parton, who’s something of a gay icon. In fact, she thinks “Travelin’ Thru” turned out as well as it did thanks to the guidance of a friend who used to be a woman. “I have firsthand knowledge of how complicated the whole process can be,” she went on. “I knew this person before, during and after he was a man. You might call him ‘A Boy Named Sue.’ That’s what his name used to be.

“He works for me,” Dolly went on. “He typed up the lyrics when I was writing and rewriting it.”

Previous posts on Transamerica here, here and here.

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