Editing Loretta Lynn (section)

===Politics===
At the height of her popularity, some of Lynn's songs were banned from radio airplay, including "[[Rated "X"]]", about the double standards divorced women face; "[[Wings Upon Your Horns (song)|Wings Upon Your Horns]]", about the loss of teenage virginity; and "[[The Pill (song)|The Pill]]", about a wife and mother becoming liberated by the [[combined oral contraceptive pill|birth-control pill]]. Her song "Dear Uncle Sam", released in 1966, during the [[Vietnam War]], describes a wife's anguish at the loss of a husband to war. It was included in her live performances during the [[Iraq War]].<ref name=webbio/>

In 1971, Lynn performed at the [[White House]], at the invitation of President [[Richard Nixon]]. She returned there to perform during the administrations of [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Ronald Reagan]], George H. W. Bush, and [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sullivan |first=James |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/loretta-lynn-on-her-medal-of-freedom-isnt-that-something-185752/ |title=Loretta Lynn on the Presidential Medal of Freedom|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 10, 2013 |accessdate=October 5, 2022}}</ref> In 2002's ''[[Still Woman Enough]]'', she discussed her longtime friendship and support for Jimmy Carter.<ref>Loretta Lynn, ''Still Woman Enough: A Memoir'' (New York: Hyperion, 2002)<!-- ISBN, pages needed --></ref> She endorsed<ref>Seifert, Erica J. (2012). ''The Politics of Authenticity in Presidential Campaigns, 1976–2008''. McFarland. pp. 108–109. {{ISBN|9780786491094}}.</ref> and campaigned<ref>Kilian, Pamela (2003). ''Barbara Bush: Matriarch of a Dynasty''. Macmillan. p. 111. {{ISBN|9780312319700}}.</ref> for [[George H. W. Bush]] in the [[1988 United States presidential election|presidential election in 1988]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weinraub |first=Bernard |date=September 29, 1988 |title=Campaign Trail; Country Singers Stand by Their Man |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/29/us/campaign-trail-country-singers-stand-by-their-man.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119022336/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/29/us/campaign-trail-country-singers-stand-by-their-man.html |archive-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, Lynn expressed support for [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign]], stumping for him at the end of each of her shows. She stated, "I just think he's the only one who's going to turn this country around."<ref>{{cite web |last=Flitter |first=Emily |date=January 9, 2016 |title=Country musician Loretta Lynn to Trump: Call me |url=http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2016/01/08/country-musician-loretta-lynn-to-trump-call-me/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109195909/http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2016/01/08/country-musician-loretta-lynn-to-trump-call-me/ |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

Although Lynn was outspoken about her views on controversial social and political subjects, she saw herself as apolitical, writing in her 1976 autobiography that, "I don't like to talk too much about things where you're going to get one side or the other unhappy....My music has no politics."<ref name="Memoir-Knopf-Doubleday">{{cite book |last1=Lynn |first1=Loretta |title=Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter |date=September 21, 2010 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group}}</ref>{{rp|153}}

While a recognized "advocate for ordinary women", Lynn often criticized upper-class feminism for ignoring the needs and concerns of working-class women.<ref name="Official website" /> She rejected being labeled a [[feminist]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Harris |first=Keith |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/loretta-lynn-dead-obituary-65340/ |title=Loretta Lynn, 'Coal Miner's Daughter' Country Music Icon, Dead at 90|magazine=Rolling Stone |date= October 4, 2022|accessdate=October 5, 2022}}</ref> and wrote in her memoir, "I'm not a big fan of women's liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due."<ref name="Memoir-Knopf-Doubleday"/>{{rp|56}}

When asked about her position on [[same-sex marriage]] by ''[[USA Today]]'' in November 2010, she replied, "I'm still an old Bible girl. God said you need to be a woman and man, but everybody to their own."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nash |first=Alanna |date=November 4, 2010 |title=The Once and Future Queen of Country |work=[[USA Weekend]] |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20101105/ENTERTAINMENT04/11070324/The-once-future-Queen-Country |access-date=January 4, 2016}} {{dead link|date=August 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lorettalynn.com/the-once-and-future-queen-of-country/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922020356/https://www.lorettalynn.com/the-once-and-future-queen-of-country/ |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |title=The Once and Future Queen of Country |last=Nash |first=Alanna |date=November 8, 2010 |work=USA Weekend |via=Lorettalyn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a36720855/maybe-dolly-is-the-goal-but-loretta-is-the-truth/ |title=Maybe Dolly Is the Goal, but Loretta Is the Truth |work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |last=Rodenberg |first=Shawna Kay |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref>

Lynn allowed [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] to use her song "[[I Wanna Be Free (Loretta Lynn song)|I Wanna Be Free]]" in a public service campaign to discourage the chaining of dogs outdoors in the cold.<ref>[http://www.lorettalynn.com/50/?m=200510 "Loretta Helps Furry Friends"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120906143400/http://www.lorettalynn.com/50/?m=200510 |date=September 6, 2012 }}. LorettaLynn.com. October 24, 2005.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Country Superstars Pipe Up for Dogs in New PETA Ads |url=http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-countrysingers.asp |website=HelpingAnimals.com |access-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206192816/http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-countrysingers.asp |archive-date=February 6, 2006 |year=2006}}</ref>