My impression has always been that folkies tend to regard societal norms with suspicion--and now that I think about it, doesn't Rise Up Singing have a bunch of songs about same sex relationships? I think there are a lot of gay men associated with one or another aspect of the folk scene, even when it is muddy(seems like there might be a whole group of men who prefer that sort of thing)--so I tend to think this is a non-issue--

The issue of Gay-bashing, on the other hand, is not a non-issue, and I am troubled quite a lot by the fact that people are creating imaginary scenarios here where it would be OK to beat a perceived gay person to a pulp--