Maybe one reason the folkie population doesn't appear to contain a similar percentage of gay people as the general population is that people don't tend to be as in-your-face about anything and folks don't seem to care as much. I'm making some pretty huge generalizations, but I'm just wondering.

I was at a songwriting workshop once, and was halfway through it before the leader mentioned he was gay. He did this because it was pertinent to what he was discussing - the context of a song or writing about relationships or something. I can't remember exactly. I, and it appeared others who hadn't previously known, filed this bit of information away much like we would have if he'd revealed his favorite color was blue or he was a vegetarian. I was impressed with his grace, in both talking about himself and in the songs he'd written.

I think what may be true, in folkiedom as well as anywhere, is that it's (mostly) not a person's sexual preference they have a problem with, it's their attitude. I also believe there's a good chance laid-back folkies may have more of a problem with loud, seemingly humorless, "up yours" divas of any sort. Now, if ya wanna talk about "egophobic"....