Mary Lambert
We´ve loved Mary Lambert since hearing her luscious, heartrending vocals on the Grammy-nominated song ″Same Love″ by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. But this gifted singer-songwriter is so much more than the ´hook singer´ from 2013´s gay anthem. Lambert is a staunch advocate for the LGBT community, as well as for victims of abuse. She states, ″When I came out, I had a lot of inner turmoil with reconciling my gayness and my Christianity. I found that when I stopped listening to someone else´s interpretation of the Bible, prayed more and focused on the divinity of writing music, I had utmost clarity.″ The self-acceptance and self-love that she´s acquired since coming out are big themes in her writing, especially her debut EP Welcome to the Age of My Body. At this year´s Grammys, she sang ″Same Love″ with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, joined by Madonna, while Queen Latifah married 33 couples onstage. That´s not easy to top, but Lambert is ardently working on her music and poetry, and she recently performed for President Obama and the First Lady to celebrate the launch of the historic Harvey Milk postage stamp. She´s only 25-we can´t wait for what she accomplishes next! -CC
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