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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
| − | Grammy Award, Juno Award | + | Grammy Award, Juno Award, Order of Canada |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Kathryn Dawn Lang, popularly known as K. D. | + | Kathryn Dawn Lang, popularly known as K. D. Lang. Country singer-songwriter who lead the way for recognition of lesbian rights. Winner of four Grammy Awards - 1989, 1990, 1993, 2004. Notable songs include 'Constant Craving' and 'Miss Chatelaine'. Lesbian cult leader. Canada's female artist of the decade in the 1990s. Member, Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2013). Recieved the National Arts Centre Award (2015), Alberta Order of Excellence (2018), and the Order of Canada. Animal rights, practicing Buddhist and LGBTQ activist. |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[LGBTQ Country & Western Singers]] | ||
| + | * [[Animal Rights Activism and the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
| + | * [[Order of Canada]] | ||
| + | * [[Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
* http://www.kdlang.com/ | * http://www.kdlang.com/ | ||
| + | * https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/11/i-feel-exhausted-by-being-exposed-kd-lang-on-being-a-lesbian-icon | ||
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oZN2eTgvVs | * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oZN2eTgvVs | ||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 22 September 2024
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1961 -
Occupation
Entertainment
Notable Achievements
Grammy Award, Juno Award, Order of Canada
Description
Kathryn Dawn Lang, popularly known as K. D. Lang. Country singer-songwriter who lead the way for recognition of lesbian rights. Winner of four Grammy Awards - 1989, 1990, 1993, 2004. Notable songs include 'Constant Craving' and 'Miss Chatelaine'. Lesbian cult leader. Canada's female artist of the decade in the 1990s. Member, Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2013). Recieved the National Arts Centre Award (2015), Alberta Order of Excellence (2018), and the Order of Canada. Animal rights, practicing Buddhist and LGBTQ activist.
See Also
- LGBTQ Country & Western Singers
- Animal Rights Activism and the LGBTQ Community
- Order of Canada
- Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ
