How much Brokeback Mountain changes the dialogue, that's the question. It won't make gay-love acceptable in southern Baptist churches next month. But it will leave the conversation changed. And all the answers is already trickling in. Share you thoughts, or evidence from the media, on the discussion forum.

How Is America and the World Receiving Brokeback Mountain?

* Oprah's teaser video for upcoming show on Brokeback Mountain (on RapidShare.de, 20-Jan-2006)
* ‘Brokeback Mountain’ has stolen the hearts of women in Middle America (NEWSWEEK ONLINE, Susanna Schrobsdorff, 20-Jan-2006)
* 'Brokeback' might not make it to Chinese mainland (CHINA VIEW, 20-Jan-2006)
* Malaysia film distributor bans (DALLAS VOICE [AP], 19-Jan-2006)
* Americans have become Cowboyphobics (SIGNAL ONLINE/GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Vincent Migliore, 17-Jan-2006)
* ‘Brokeback Mountain’: where cowboys, directors dare (THE SPECTRUM – SUNY at Buffalo [NY], Mike Flatt, 18-Jan-2006)
* Golden Globe winners spark righteous anger (THE TIMES [London], Chris, Ayres, 18-Jan-2006)
* Charlotte, South Carolina reader ponders: `Brokeback' too scary? (THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, Dannye Romine Powell, 17-Jan-2006)
* A Touch of Brokeback Mountain in all Men writes therapist David Ortmann (THINK & ASK, Jan-2006)
* The heartland opens its heart a little (LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER, Rich Copley, 15-Jan-2006)
* Where's The Controversy? wonders Heath Ledger (ABC [Australia], Gary Kemble, 14-Jan-2006)
* * Film-maker Adam Elliott comments on social issues surrounding Brokeback Mountain (originally in THE HERALD SUN [Melbourne, Australia, 13-Jan-2006)
* Utah Theatre Snub Can't Bridle 'Brokeback Mountain' (BOX OFFICE MOJO, Brandon Gray, 09-Jan-2006)
* OPRAH calling for fan input on Heath and Jake – here's your chance! (10-Jan-2006)
* Heath Ledger's reaction to the removal of BBM from a Utah theatre (HERALD SUN [Australia], Claire Sutherland and Mark Moor, 11-Jan-2006)
* Salt Lake City local reaction ('A Sad Story') to pulling of film at one theatre (Salt Lake City Tribune, 10-Jan-2006)
* It's a Date: 'Brokeback' Romance Draws Couples (USA TODAY, Marco R. della Cava, 09-Jan-2006)
* How others see the pulling of BBM from a Utah theatre in Brokeback has Mormon mountain to climb (THE GUARDIAN [UK], 09-Jan-2006)
* USA TODAY's Scott Bowles writes of Brokeback Mountain's success in Middle America (09-Jan-2006)
* 'Brokeback Mountain' of a molehill – one man's explanation of why young males may be uncomfortable seeing BBM (SOUTHCOASTTODAY.COM, David B. Boyce, 08-Jan-2006)
* Salt Lake City Tribune: Why Brokeback Mountain is so frightening (SALT LAKE CITY TRIBUNE, Leonard Pitts, 07-Jan-2006) and Utah Cinema Pulls 'Brokeback Mountain' (CBS NEWS from the AP, 07-JAN-2006)
* Rocky Mountain Times: Brokeback Mountain breaks through to mass appeal (Robert Denerstein, 07-Jan-2006)
* LA Times: A Breakthrough Called Brokeback Mountain, it's more than just a 'gay movie.' (Meghan Daum, 07-Jan-2006)
* Dalls-Ft. Worth WFAA reports Middle America joining the Brokeback Mountain audience (05-Jan-2005)
* The Hot Blog's love affair with Brokeback Mountain (03-Jan-2006)
* NY Times Op-ed: Cowboys Are My Weakness (Larry David, 01-Jan-2006)
* LA Weekly: Pundits can't stop calling Brokeback Mountain a "breakthrough." The question is: Why? (David Ehrenstein, 30-Dec-2005)
* A.P. wire story: "Brokeback Mountain" a quiet box office boon (Sandy Cohen, 29-Dec-2005)
* St. Louis Post-Dispatch: My Broke-Kong-Back-tastic weekend (Bob Rybarczyk, 27-Dec-2005)
* Philadelphia Inquirer: Brokeback Mountain signaling a new attitude on gays? (Melissa Dribben, 25-Dec-2005)
* LA Times: The so-called gay cowboy movie finds broad appeal outside the major cities (R. Kinsey Lowe, 19-Dec-2005)
* Frank Rich: Two Gay Cowboys Hit a Home Run (NY TIMES, 18-Dec-2005; via topplebush.com)
* ABC News: What Real Cowboys Think of Brokeback Mountain (11-Dec-2005)
* Newsweek discusses mainstream prospects, impact to Jake & Heath's careers in Forbidden Territory (Sean Smith, 21-Nov-2005)
* My early blog post on How (much) will Brokeback Mountain change America? (14-Nov-2005)
* Hollywood Reporter: Ang Lee's 'Brokeback' explores 'last frontier' (Anne Thompson, 11-Nov-2005)
* Salon: A very early piece on Will Jake and Heath Shatter Hollywood's taboo against gay sex? (Rebecca Traister, 14-Jan-2004)

We Know It's Playing In Peoria, And They Say...

* Atlanta, GA (GAY SPIRITUALITY & CULTURE, John Ballew, 20-Dec-2005)
* Greenville, SC (FOX CAROLINA, 20-Jan-2006)
* Waco, TX (THE LARIAT / Baylor University, Amanda G. Johnson,18-Jan-2006)
* Fort Worth, TX (STAR-TELEGRAM, Cary Darling, 20-Jan-2006)
* Lufkin, TX (LUFKIN DAILY NEWS, Stacy Faison, 20-Jan-2006)
* Montgomery, AL (MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, Rick Harmon, 18-Jan-2006)
* Billings, MT (THE BILLINGS OUTPOST, Christopher Abel, 19-Jan-2006)
* Pittsburgh, PA (PITTSBURGH TRIB, Ronald Ladick,18-Jan-2006)
* Columbia, SC (THE STATE, Pat Berman, 16-Jan-2006)
* Des Moines, IA (DES MOINES REGISTER, Jeffrey Bruner, 15-Jan-2006)
* Kansas City reactions (KANSAS CITY STAR, David Freese, 12-Jan-2006)
* New Jersey (STAR-LEDGER, Vicki Hyman, 12-Jan-2006)
* At Harvard Square (CULTURE KITCHEN – Jeffrey Langstraat's blog, 11-Dec-2005)
* Yale University (YALE DAILY NEWS, Justin Jannise, 13-Jan-2006)
* The University of Alabama (CRIMSON WHITE, Phil Owen , 13-Jan-2006)
* Sioux Falls, SD (KEOLAND, 13-Jan-2006)
* Dayton, OH (DAYTON DAILY NEWS, Dave Larsen, 13-Jan-2006)
* Pittsburgh, PA (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, John Hayes, 13-Jan-2006) * Charleston, SC (THE POST AND COURIER, Bill Thompson,12-Jan-2006)
* University of Missouri News (Samir Patel, 09-Jan-2006)
* Culpeper, Virginia (STAR EXPONENT, Bob Ross, 09-Jan-2006)
* 'Caliente' from the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson AZ (Phil Villarreal, 12-Jan-2006)
* Madison, WI (THE CAPITAL TIMES, Samara Kalk Derby, 12-Jan-2006)
* Binghampton, NY (GANNETT, Jack Garner, 12-Jan-2006)
* Richmond, VA (STYLE WEEKLY, Thomas Peyser, 11-Jan-2006)
* Pittsburgh Tribune (Ed Blank, 12-Jan-2006)
* Arkansas Times (David Koon, 10-Jan-2006)

How Is Brokeback Mountain Changing America and the World?

* Ang Lee: Asian audiences more accepting of gay subject (CHINA DAILY from the AP, 21-Jan-2006)
* Why neocons can't stop landslide of Brokeback Mountain (SF GATE, Mark Morford, 20-Jan-2006)
* Canadian Conservative Leader: No Rush To Ban Gay Marriage (CANADIAN PRESS on 365GAY.COM, Sue Bailey, 19-Jan-2006)
* Debate Over Gay Marriage (CNN, Larry King Live, 17-Jan-2006)
* It's about time we broke back of same-sex marriages – tongue in cheek, anyone? (PALM BEACH POST, Frank Cerabino, 15-Jan-2006)
* Thought-provoking 'Misunderstanding Brokeback Mountain' by Lee Harris (TECHNOLOGY – COMMERCE – SOCIETY, 17-Jan-2006)
* The Last Gay Word: The Brokeback Challenge – BBM highlights challenges for all (AFTERELTON.COM, Brent Hartinger, 16-Jan-2006)
* `Brokeback' may herald acceptance of gay marriage (SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS, Sue Hutchison, 14-Jan-2006)
* The 'Brokeback' Factor: Gay community hits stride with watershed cowboy flick (TUCSON CITIZEN, Polly Higgins, 14-Jan-2006)
* Anything But Straight: Brokeback locker room (FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS, Wayne Besen, 12-18-Jan-2006) * 'Brokeback Mountain' humbled me... IMDB straight viewer offers regrets (20-Dec-2005)
* Will Brokeback change how American films are made? Go For More 'Broke'? Maybe (LOS ANGELES TIMES, Robert W. Welkos, 09-Jan-2006)
* NY Times editorial: Can gay cowboys find true equality? (via Minneapolis Star Tribue, 30-Dec-2005)
* Boston Globe Op-ed: A beautiful, doomed dream (Drew Limsky, 30-Dec-2005)
* Philadelphia Inquirer column: Brokeback Mountain as a new bridge (Jeff Weinstein, 28-Dec-2005)
* Columbia School of Journalism: Harsh truths of male love on the range (Jessie Torrisi [student], 27-Dec-2005)
* NY Times: New Cultural Approach for Conservative Christians: Reviews, Not Protests (John Leland, 26-Dec-2005; premium content)
* Washington Post: Reexamining A Genre Saddled With Subtext (Stephen Hunter, 25-Dec-2005)
* Brokeback Mountain Director Ang Lee receives Human Rights Campaign award (press release, 19-Dec-2005)
* Publishers Weekly: Episcopal-school library forfeits $3M donation to keep Brokeback Mountain on the shelf (Shannon Maughan, 05-Dec-2005)
* NY Observer: Chokeback Mountain (Choire Sicha, 21-Nov-2005)

Tempest in a Utah Teapot

* 'Brokeback' brouhaha poses a challenge for state promotors (THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, Paul Rolly, 21-Jan-2006)
* Even ESPN weighs in: Why isn't Jazz owner under fire? (ESPN, LZ Granderson, 20-Jan-2006)
* Salt Lake City Weekly readers comment (19-Jan-2006)
* Utah theatre owner Miller speaks up on 'Brokeback' (DESERET NEWS, Deborah Bulkeley, 17-Jan-2006)
* Why all the fuss? (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, Brandon Griggs, 14-Jan-2006)
* Heath Ledger's reaction to the removal of BBM from a Utah theatre (HERALD SUN [Australia], Claire Sutherland and Mark Moor, 11-Jan-2006)
* How others see the pulling of BBM from a Utah theatre in Brokeback has Mormon mountain to climb (THE GUARDIAN [UK], 09-Jan-2006)
* Utah Theatre Snub Can't Bridle 'Brokeback Mountain' (BOX OFFICE MOJO, Brandon Gray, 09-Jan-2006)
* Salt Lake City local reaction ('A Sad Story') to pulling of film at one theatre (Salt Lake City Tribune, 10-Jan-2006)
* Utah Cinema Pulls 'Brokeback Mountain' (CBS NEWS from the AP, 07-JAN-2006)

And, of course, the Nutters

* Matthews cited Savage's 'Bareback Mounting' characterization of Brokeback Mountain (MEDIA MATTERS, 19-Jan-2006)
* Creatively edited comments from Larry King Live, including radio host Janet Parshall (CNN via MEDIA MATTERS, 17-Jan-2006)
* Fox "News" John Gibson rambles (03-Jan-2006)
* World Nut Daily: Brokeback Mountain: Rape of the Marlboro Man (David Kupelian, 27-Dec-2005)

Brokeback Mountain Intersects with Real Life

* Brokeback Mountain: Hollywood Finally Gets It Right (MUSINGSON site, Misty S. Irons)
*The Real Rhinestone Cowboys (MIRROR [UK], Ryan Parry, 10-Jan-2006)
* Salt Lake Tribune: Gay Utahns see selves in 'Brokeback Mountain' (Brandon Griggs, 30-Dec-2005)
* NY Times piece on gay cowboys in Wyoming (Guy Trebay, 18-Dec-2005; via Orlando Sentinel)
* NY Times story on Casper's (Wyoming) gay mayor (Kirk Johnson, 16-Dec-2005; premium content)

Stories I Don't Know What to Make Of

* Bare Back Mountain, analysis of gender minstrelsy makes some...uh...unusual points. (INDYBAY.ORG, Brad Altfest, 07-Jan-2006)
* NPR's Day to Day "Unger Report" makes facetious New Year's predictions, including Brokeback Mountain triggering a bizarre array of regional gay films (Brian Unger, 02-Jan-2006)
* The straight dude's guide to Brokeback Mountain (MSNBC, Dave White, 12-Dec-2005)
* An Internet send up of Levitcal law: Dear Dr. Laura (c. 2000)