LGBT rights have been the hip thing to argue about for many a moon, and the debate doesn't seem fixin' to end anytime soon. You should care because you read the news.
What is Brokeback Mountain About and Why Should I Care? It's a short read, but it backs a wallop, so get ready for a modern western for the ages. Proulx handles their story with sensitivity and compassion, which means we see firsthand both the intense love these guys feel and the gut-wrenching prejudice that keeps them apart. But this one's less about booze and broncos and more about forbidden love and broken hearts. Proulx puts a whole new spin on the western genre. And by "rather frowned upon" we mean that men who entered into such relationships risked not only their reputations, but also their lives-as Ennis and Jack do in "Brokeback Mountain." Why pain? Well, because in the olden days of the 1960s and 70s where the story is set, a romantic relationship between two men was rather frowned upon. Long before Heath Ledger put his own twist on high altitude shepherding, Proulx came along and gave us a love story that serves up doses of elegance and pain in equal measures. But what you might not know is that because Hollywood is now legally forbidden from producing original ideas, the movie Brokeback Mountain was actually based on a short story called "Brokeback Mountain" written by Annie Proulx. Remember that movie Brokeback Mountain from a while back? It stirred up a whole lot of controversy, nabbed itself an Academy Award nomination or two, and had mediocre stand-up comments quoting it's famous "I wish I knew how to quit you line."
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