'Author Annie Proulx says she got the idea for her short story which led to the movie in a Wyoming bar when she saw one cowboy watching a bunch of other cowboys play pool instead of looking at the pretty girls.'
Waaaiiit a minute......Did this big 'gay cowpoke' fiasco happen just because some cowboy wouldn't hit on her at a bar? Dang.
Interesting perspective...you might be on to something.