hello, yesterday i've seen brokeback mountain-which btw i must add is the most hearbraking film i ever saw in my life-and it's been bothering me since, it was very disturbing and feel i got to understand, since i'm so sympathetic with homosexuals, when and in what states did the change in law occur about homoseuals?
they did meet in summer of 63', when obviously it was forbidden, but didn't the law change somewhere in the seventies, or am i wrong?
In england you have david bowie anouncing his homosexuality to newspapers still in the sixties, and seventies bands like new york dolls were formed, now i don't see these kind of people very cautious at all.
so even though the movie is not real it is obviously based on many real occations. i'm not sure what state they were in, i think texas, but still...
can sombody please explain to me more clearly the situation back then?
by then i means sixties, seventies, even beggining of eighties.
2007-02-17 18:09:26 · 8 answers · asked by satan's little helper 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Brokeback Mountain was in Wyoming which is one of the most conservative states in the U.S. Actually the laws banning gay sex weren't overturned until 2003; hell, we had a ban on contraceptives in a lot of states until '68--we're a very slow-moving culture *cough* religious fundamentalists *cough*. Currently 45 states have either statutes or constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. "Gays" were never forbidden but were very heavily scrutinized and looked down upon during the 60's and 70's; hate crimes were very common during this era. It just goes to show you what evangelicals do when they control a country.
2007-02-17 21:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by guitarherofairy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a big question you ask. The short answer is: each state has a different set of laws concerning what is legal between two consenting adults and what is not. These are generally referred to as 'sodomy laws' since the language of the laws usually refer to an act of sex between members of the same sex (almost always men) as 'sodomy.' (This is, in itself, interesting, since the 'sin of Sodom' was not a sin of sex, but a sin of inhospitality)
There are currently 21 states with sodomy laws on their books today. Check out the source listed below for more information.
A longer answer would go into detail about what has happened in the USA since the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Certainly there was a lot of gay activity in the US (and the rest of the world) before the Stonewall Riots. But these riots were the most important event in the history of gay liberation in that it was the first time that men and women stood up to the corrupt police of New York City and said: You can't do this to us any more. Since that time there has been a gradual acceptance of gay people in American society. Another landmark was when the American Psychiatric Association removed homsexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. There have been an increasing number of landmarks since then: celebrities coming out as lesbian or gay, politicians openly supporting equal protection for gay/lesbian relationships, etc.
Look at the 2nd link below for a really great timeline of GLBT history.
The story of Brokeback Mountain takes place in Montana. The story was written by E. Annie Proulx. It is remarkable that this story was made into a movie by Taiwanese director Ang Lee. Both a heterosexual man and a native-born Tawianese man, he was able to capture the essence of the American landscape and the sense of love/loss in this heartbreaking story.
2007-02-18 03:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by pasdeberet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the sixties some homosexuals were frightening. Some were beaten, killed, bullied.
Same in the seventies.
Same old story today.
Gay gets some folks really mad and vicious at times. We should all use tolerance but the human race is not a civilization yet. It has never been civil. Perhaps we can dream all will live in peace. I don't see it in my life. We all put up with everyone else and sometimes we choose not to. What we do determines the future of mankind. We are failing in tolerance and civility.
2007-02-18 02:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you're missing the point. The law wasn't the issue in "Brokeback Mountain". It was the fact that these two men lived an isolated life of homophobia, self-hatred, and denial. They had absolutely no positive gay role-models. They grew up on farms in Montana, and thought they were the only two people on the planet who had these feelings. Read the short story by Annie Proulx. It's mesmerizing the way she is able to describe and capture their isolation.
2007-02-18 02:40:25 · answer #4 · answered by "Corey" 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Back then, whether the law changed or not, the mentality was still there for most people, so they were still deadset against homosexuality. During that time you never heard of homosexuals because they were so secretive. They weren't very well accepted at all.
2007-02-18 02:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by Hawkster 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the situation still exists...the film was shot in Alberta Canada...I believe that the story was set in Montana
2007-02-18 03:10:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Homosexuality is still forbidden today. It is just wrong.
2007-02-18 02:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
I fully support girls kissing girls.
2007-02-18 02:11:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋