‘In every theatre, people would leave’: How ‘gay cowboy movie’ Brokeback Mountain challenged Hollywood – and the US

Twenty years ago, Ang Lee’s drama about the love between two male sheep herders was finally released after a long struggle to get it made. It was a watershed moment for gay representation that balanced playing by Hollywood’s rules and changing them.

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