I also read an interview with the author probably 3 or 4 weeks ago, and it was pretty barf-inducing. I was surprised, first of all, that the author was a woman.
Did you see her comment about her "bud drinking" son in law? What a liberal elitist snob.
Here's a couple of facts that also might surprise you.
Most of the ticket sales of Brokeback Mountain are to women.
Most of the Gay erotica on the 'net is written by women.