THE ADVOCATE POLL.

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From the May 11 issue: Have you ever gone online or surfed the Web to find music specifically by openly lesbian or gay artists?

Reader comments from www.advocate.com

"I haven't surfed the Web for music by openly gay or lesbian artists yet, but it sounds like a great ideal Young gays and lesbians are lucky that technology has given them the opportunity to find others like themselves with the click of a mouse. They won't need to feel the confusion and isolation that many of us felt when we were growing up."

"No, but I've never looked specifically for music by bald, fat heterosexual men either."

"The Net opened up the world of lesbian music to me, I have visited many of these sites, received catalogs, and placed orders all on the Web."

* "Since when did sexual orientation become the foundation for entertaining qualities? I listen to Elton John and Melissa Etheridge because I like them, not because they're gay."

* "I found Rufus Wainwright's CD online, Love it! I also found out that he was performing in my hometown."