As a society there has to come a day when we realize that keeping people in boxes and forcing them to live in a way that is not true only continues to hurt everyone involved, it's not limited to a select few. As seen in this movie, these two men were forced to live in the way that society wanted them to live and it tortured them. The hurt and anguish also extended to their families creating more unhappiness.

my dear fam walter has started a weblog of his own. and seeing from this great posting about 'brokeback mountain' i can tell he'll be a fascinating read as well. welcome walter!