A gay friend in America that I've known for years recommended a Lesbian artist to me last year when I was working on my latest fanfiction offering. It was actually a specific song that inspired the scene-setting, but I actually downloaded more and more by this artist and was completely in awe of the lyrics, guitar playing, etc.
If you do a search on Kazaa for Melissa Ferrick, you'll get a lot of downloads come up, but to get your feet wet... I recommend these four songs:
Drive
Stranger
Feel Like Making Love
Cracker Jack Kid
Stranger is such a beautiful song. I guess it just touches me in a big way because of my own personal situation. "You, the stranger, who took a chance. Held me at a distance so I could see myself. So thank you for everything you gave without knowing, and thank you for letting me fall in love with you". :)
~ Cuddle Cuffs.