Crow Sister,I do not accept that any group should be exclusive whether they are male morris teams or male choirs,
neither do I begrudge anybody an opportunity to perform,however integration is best achieved[imo] by hetrosexual performers performing along with other sexually orientated performers this demonstrates solidarity and support from hetrosexual performers.it helps to reinforce the message that sexuality is an irrelevance
would it not have shown more solidarity,if heterosexual performers such as Martin Carthy ,and John Kirkpatrick, Dave Swarbrick,had been performing with the Non heterosexual performers.
Banjiman,any event may do good BUT,it has to be considered whether it is open to improvement,in my opinion more good would have been done, more solidarity wouldhasve been shown if this had been titled differently and had also included the most well known hetrosexual performers.
Ruth Archer many folk songs are also industrial,fishing ,agricultural,they are not just about "shagging".
   I didnt notice Gloria amongst the booked guests.