Interview: Grammy Nominee Lachi Talks with Anna DeShawn: "When I Was Losing My Vision, I Decided to Live"

Welcome back to our Summer series! This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community! Anna has a few quick Queer News headlines to share then join Anna for an exclusive interview with USA today woman of the year and award winning recording artist Lachi. Lachi is so much more than a visionary. She is the vision. In addition to her work in the music industry, Lachi is an author, champion of disability cultures, and a media personality. She has spoken on national and international stages advocating for new ways to converse about stigmas surrounding disabilities. Lachi is also the co-founder of R.A.M.P.D. aka Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities. RAMPD "works to make the highest levels of the music industry more disability inclusive."   Lachi talks with Anna about her loss of sight, overcoming adversity and how she's breaking down stigmas in her own way. They also discuss her singles Life on Hard and The Bag as well as the journey to virality and a grammy nomination. Her new book I Identify As Blind is out now so get your copy today!    Lachi lives by the mantra: "Always be truest to the part of yourself that society wants you to be most ashamed of. Because once you can accept that part of yourself — despite what anyone else thinks, does or says — that's how you win at life."   Follow Lachi @lachimusic Want to support this podca