Samantha Sidley likes girls: Pop/Jazz singer at the Rickshaw Stop

Samantha Sidley cuts to the chase in her just released single "I Like Girls." The song's video begins with a tight close-up of her face. "I like girls!" she proclaims, before she starts singing.

"Butchie girls, rugged girls, girls in pearls, girlie girls, girls from all over the world," she sings. Sidley, who will be performing at The Rickshaw Stop on August 30 is, you guessed it, an out, proud lesbian. She's touring in promotion of her new album, Interior Person.

"I believe in directness," Sidley tells the Bay Area Reporter, speaking of her new single. "No need to beat around the bush."

Sidley said that reaction to the song has been mostly positive. She hopes that the song will serve as an inspiration to young lesbians.