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Contents:
- 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' USHERED A NEW ERA OF GAY CEMA
- 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' AT 15: JAKE GYLLENHAAL ON HOW FILMG GAY ROMANCE 'WAS UNFORTABLE AT TIM BUT WE KNEW THE BIGGER PICTURE'
- WAS IT GOOD FOR THE GAYS: ‘BROKEBACK MOUNTA’
- THAT “GAY COWBOY MOVIE”QUEER PEOPLE REFLECT ON 15 YEARS OF “BROKEBACK MOUNTA”
'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' USHERED A NEW ERA OF GAY CEMA
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'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' AT 15: JAKE GYLLENHAAL ON HOW FILMG GAY ROMANCE 'WAS UNFORTABLE AT TIM BUT WE KNEW THE BIGGER PICTURE'
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WAS IT GOOD FOR THE GAYS: ‘BROKEBACK MOUNTA’
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THAT “GAY COWBOY MOVIE”QUEER PEOPLE REFLECT ON 15 YEARS OF “BROKEBACK MOUNTA”
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