Ok, here's a few sentences from it which is also a pretty fair summary:

The audience for artists like Lavin, like that of folk music in general, is predominantly female and increasingly gay. ... However, the number of female performers in folk who are openly lesbian, bisexual or actively pro-gay has been rising in recent years and seemingly at a higher rate than in other styles of music. The music festivals, concert halls and clubs have rosters full of artists who are lesbian or widely recognized as gay-friendly: Melissa Etheridge, Ani DiFranco, k.d. lang, the Indigo Girls, Nanci Griffith, Holly Near, Janis Ian, Tret Fure, Melissa Ferrick, Toshi Reagon, Jill Sobule, Cheryl Wheeler, Patty Larkin and dozens more. According to Ellen Friedman, who runs a Boston-area booking agency with her lesbian partner, the proportion of gay women in folk is ''much, much greater'' than in other musical genres ''and expanding constantly.''

The whole article odd to me. Do booking agents usually ask if you are gay?