Oscar Buzz: Largest Ex-Gay Organization in the World Says Brokeback Mountain Gets It Right, but Gets It Wrong

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ORLANDO, Fla. March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Alan Chambers, president of Exodus International, the largest network of former homosexuals in the world, says that Brokeback Mountain, nominated for eight Oscar nods at this weekend's Academy Award ceremony, is a true reflection of the conflicted emotions and heartache many homosexuals experience, but says that movie's conclusion as to its cause is off base.

Hailed as a fictional love story, Brokeback Mountain, stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as two cowboys in the 1960s who embark upon a troubled lifelong secret homosexual relationship -- a relationship that spans the course of each of their marriages to women and their eventual divorces. Ang Lee, the director of the film, states that a frequent theme in his movies is "social obligation vs. free will" and this one is no exception. Brokeback Mountain's clear intent is to show that an unaccepting society is to blame for the tragedy that unfolds in the lives of the main characters.

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Oscar Buzz: Largest Ex-Gay Organization in the World Says Brokeback Mountain Gets It Right, but Gets It Wrong

"Brokeback Mountain is a powerful story of painful oppression and unbridled ...

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