--I was talking to one of Season 5’s directors, Jamie Babbit, about her films "But I’m a Cheerleader!" and "Itty Bitty Titty Committee". She mentioned that there’s a baby boom in LA right now. Do you see this going on around you? 　

Yes, very much so! All my friends are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, or else they've already had a baby! (laughs) As a phenomenon, it’s so weird.

--Do you think you want children?

I’ve had never really considered having my own child, but once all your friends start having children - it does get you thinking. I don’t like babies as much, but I love children. However, rather than having a child, I’d want to adopt maybe.

--Right. By the way, you are out now, but were you out when you started? Have you ever been in the closet?

No, never. I came out in New York soon after finishing high school.

--How old were you?

17 or 18.

--That’s young! Was it hard?

Not really. It was hard coming out to my parents, but once I managed that, everything else seemed to progress naturally.

--Was it ever a problem where you worked?

Not much of a problem.

--When you say “not much” does that mean that something still happened?

Well, it’s not a big deal, but I’d been told before to not be too open about being a lesbian when signing with a record company. But personally, I can’t tell a lie and I’m very bad at hiding things (laughs). I explained that and it was OK.

--You’ve been active in the music industry since the 90s. Are there generally a lot of lesbians? Is it like what you find in the entertainment and film industries?

Actually, there are many lesbians, just like in the entertainment industry, so it was really fun. Wild, actually! (laughs)