 Diamandis estimates that gay people comprise 60 % of her concert audience ; she attributes her status as a gay icon to her campness and sense of humour , in addition to lyrics on being a societal outsider . In 2012 , she won the Best Music Award at gay magazine Attitude 's award show . She headlined an NYC Pride event in June 2016 in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting , wearing a rainbow @-@ striped cape . Diamandis plays down her popularity in the gay community in order to avoid sounding like a " cliché pop star " and hopes for a time when acceptance will mean that people do not label themselves by their sexuality . 
