I Am a Fan of Rufus Wainwright

I do wonder who he wrote about in this. It's deeper than a romantic song, but has that element in it while he's very openly gay and had come out already once this song was out.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVkIC_JWcP4]

So either he was writing to himself or a friend who meant dearly to him.