Wednesday, February 01, 2006  Brokeback, Jacked Up, and Screwed
Up...  A Review by Chad Thompson of called Breathing humanity
into Brokeback, discusses some positive effects the film may
have concerning understanding the struggles of being gay. In one
part of this column he notes, "It opens the eyes of those who,
before seeing the film, had no idea how darkness looms for those
who live in fear of telling their friends and family that they
are gay." That may be the case to an extent, yet you cannot
ignore the greater, and far more serious influence this film may
have, that being, creating an environment that further
legitimizes deviant and damaging behavior. I doubt it necessary
to make a full feature film with a star studded cast to convey
to others how hard it is to deal with homosexuality. I don't
need to witness someone drinking or being drunk to empathize
with the plight of alcoholism. While Mr. Thompson seems to make
some interesting points in this column, especially regarding the
fact that homosexual be