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Courtesy of David Newkirk Utah actor and LGBTQ activist Charles Lynn Frost has died. Frost was best known for his work as Sister Dottie Dixon a faithful Latter-day Saint with a quirky Utah accent who fiercely loved her gay son Donnie. This story and more in Thursday evening s news brief.
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Charles Lynn Frost, Utah actor known for Sister Dottie Dixon persona, dies
The Salt Lake Tribune
and last updated 2021-05-20 14:15:54-04
SALT LAKE CITY â Charles Lynn Frost, the Utah actor and LGBT activist known for his Sister Dottie Dixon persona, has died, FOX 13 News has learned.
Frost s Dixon was a Latter-day Saint housewife from Spanish Fork which she pronounced Spanish Fark who had a gay son.
Frost created the character with Troy Williams, now director of Equality Utah, to give a satirical spin to the real struggle they saw in Mormon women who had to choose between supporting their LGBTQ children and the teachings of their church, which discourages same-sex relationships.