Staging such events, for any minority group, is indeed perfectly acceptable. There is no point staging events for purely strait or mixed artists - That is done every day in every place that folk music is played! Why turn a perfectly good showcase which highlights the talents of a specific group of artists into a normal everyday event?

It is difficult to find that right balance and I can understand what Dick means but a concert put on by exclusively gay people, for anyone to attend, is a far cry from concerts of old where black people were not allowed at all! I think There is a line between possitive and negative discrimination and if someone does not understand where that line is it must be difficult for them to grasp. And, believe me, I have struggled once or twice in the past!

Cheers

DeG