would dress in men s clothing unless she s twisted in her moral view point fast forward to the controversy in 1983 when scottish singer annie lennox wore men s clothing she said what her clothes meant about her being a woman or her own sexual orientation dressing to push boundaries was more rebellious in earlier eras. it s another reminder of how annie lennox work continues to be so politically relevant now which we discuss in this new interview. i want to play for you a new excerpt airing for you right now on the beat. when you were coming up, the reaction around the world was, wow, how can she dress like that or does that mean she s gay? or what does that say about gender and you ve said you said at the time you weren t trying to be a gender bender, so what were you trying i wanted to be a powerful performer, and i wanted to