The sexual orientation of performers or audiences matters not a damn. What is a tad worrying is that acquiring a reputation for being a "gay" scene would not help live folk/acoustic music. A high proportion of the potential audience, whilst not actively homophobic, would not feel comfortable in an overtly homosexual milieu.

Let's be inclusive, not exclusive, unless we want to be even further marginalised.

BTW Cross-dressing has been a feature of Morris dancing since ever!

Alan