Growing up, I tried desperately to hide my feminine nature. My father was born within and embraced a tired generation of toxic masculinity and rustic traditions. While he would later grow to understand and accept my identity, as a kid, he made valiant attempts to pass on his version of what being a man was. But my body, literally and metaphorically, rejected such an approach, and thankfully, society itself has evolved to a point where I can live freely and unapologetically. Of course, we have miles to go before we can “sleep,” but we’re much closer than we were 20 years ago.
Pop singer-songwriter Lindsay Kay takes a careful and incisive approach with her new album, For the Feminine, by the Feminine, a stunning backdrop of narratives written, crafted and produced by feminine-identifying individuals and celebrating truth and divinity in femininity. Accompanying the release, the promising newcomer has curated a feminine-empowered playlist just for B-Sides & Badlands, featuring such blog favorites as Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Demi Lovato, among others…..READ MORE