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kd lang on life

New album, Sing It Loud, out April 24

By Xtra Staff • April 28, 2011 8:00 pm EDT

Canadian “dykon” kd lang has just released her latest CD, Sing It Loud. Xtra’s Elvira Kurt took the opportunity to talk to the songstress about being a butch lesbian and the trouble with contentment.

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