She's not a lesbian. At least in her songs she sings about being pregnant and such.
I'm familiar with her politics, but she's got an incredible voice. I LOVE her voice. It sounds more like a musical instrument than a human voice.
I have several of her albums and her "Ophelia" CD is one of my favorites to listen to when I'm at my reloading bench. That one, and also several by the "Cranberries"; lead singer of that group is Dolores O'Reardon. I'm sure she's no Reagan Republican either, but she can sing, too.
I remember reading "Soldier" a long time ago. The author was a lieutenant colonel in the army and fought in Viet Nam (IIRC). He wrote in his book about all of the flack he had to put up with from his army buddies about the Joan Baez records in his record collection. He said, "Yeah, I know, but she can SING!"
Sometimes it's worthwhile making an exception now and then.