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EXCLUSIVE: 'I am looking to facilitate a safe space for fat people': Mary Lambert talks spreading body confidence as she announces new tour

Published: 13:40 EST, 16 September 2017 | Updated: 17:04 EST, 16 September 2017

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Mary Lambert has a mission.

The Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter told DailyMail.com that she hopes to 'facilitate a safe space for queer folks, for fat people, for people with mental illnesses, for people with trauma, for people who are struggling to get out of bed in the morning.'

The 28-year-old Washington native will get her message across with her Everybody Is A Babe Tour, which was announced on Friday.

Cute: Mary Lambert, seen here in December, talked to DailyMail.com about spreading body confidence

New work: The star will get her message across with her Everybody Is A Babe Tour, which was announced on Friday

The beauty added: 'The Everybody is a Babe Tour is my first headlining tour in three years.

'I have been a little reclusive in Massachusetts, making music and working on a new collection of poetry, and this tour feels like a real celebration of my last EP (Bold),' she said.

Lambert added: 'I write pop music, and people might recognize me from Same Love or Secrets, but my messaging and identity is imperative to what I do and how I perform. My friend Kelly Cutrone once told me that I am a healer disguised as a pop singer, and I tend to agree with that.'

New dates: Lambert added: 'I write pop music, and people might recognize me from Same Love or Secrets, but my messaging and identity is imperative to what I do and how I perform

The album: 'The shows themselves navigate that duality- singing fun love songs,' Mary told DailyMail.com

The tour will kick off October 21 in San Diego at the Casbah and end in New York City on November 17 at Highland Ballroom.

Artist Mal Blum will support the tour.

'The shows themselves navigate that duality- singing fun love songs, dancing, doing comedy bits, as well as: crying, talking about tough sh**, and singing really sad songs and poems about body image,' Mary told DailyMail.com.

'In the opening line of my song Secrets, I proclaim to the world that I have bipolar disorder, and these shows really couldn't be more indicative of that.

'I have all feelings, all at once, all the time. You know that strange line between laughing and crying? Like sometimes, you starting crying so hard that you start laughing about how sad something is? Or, the inverse, you laugh so hard, you start to cry? That's the show.

On stage: The beauty added: 'The Everybody is a Babe Tour is my first headlining tour in three years. 'I have been a little reclusive in Massachusetts, making music and working on a new collection of poetry, and this tour feels like a real celebration of my last EP (Bold),' she said

Honest: 'I have all feelings, all at once, all the time. You know that strange line between laughing and crying? Like sometimes, you starting crying so hard that you start laughing about how sad something is?' she said

'Don't come if you don't want to catch feelings or be around laughing crying people that will probably try to hug you.'

The tour will feature powerful spoken word artists such as Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani, Dominique Christina, and Safia Elhillo.

'I don't think I've ever been more excited about the transformative impact that these shows may have on not just my fans, but myself. From the music to the message, this entire show is about healing, community, and being able to dance like a fool in the absurd joy of living,' says Lambert.

Her clan: The star with members of her family in this Instagram image shared this summer

Earlier this year Lambert released her first EP, entitled Bold.

Describing the EP as 'feel good queer-pop,' Lambert wrote and self-produced three of Bold’s seven tracks entirely on her own, and wrote two with hit songwriter-producer Toby Gad (Beyoncé, Demi Lovato) and Tobias Karlsson (Adam Lambert, Max Martin).

To finance the making of Bold, Lambert launched a Kickstarter campaign, which raised over $68K and was fully funded in eight hours.

Five years ago, Lambert used Kickstarter to create her debut EP, Letters Don't Talk.

Following that, she was nominated for two Grammy Awards (for Song of the Year and Album of The Year) for her contributions to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ Same Love (and made history performing on the Grammy telecast with the duo and Madonna, while Queen Latifah memorably married 33 same-sex couples).

This is Mary Lambert's first tour since parting with Capitol Records. 'This show is the show I've always wanted to put on: Equal parts spoken word, stand-up, pop songs, and devastatingly sad ballads. It's gonna be a ride,' she added.