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It's certainly one of the most favorably reviewed movies of the year, and a major player in the best picture race at the Oscars.But 'Brokeback Mountain' isn't the easiest sell to audiences unaccustomed to films that deal frankly with same sex relationships: even at a recent screening in Los Angeles' liberal Westside, some moviegoers broke into inappropriate (but no doubt tension relieving) laughter at a scene in which the wife of taciturn cowboy (Heath Ledger) catches her husband in a passionate embrace with Jack Twist. (Jake Gyllenhall)Perhaps to remind viewers (and voters) that there is more to director Ang Lee's...

Well folks, it appears that there is a VERY interesting nexus between the Mayor Hickenlooper/no Merry Christmas sign controversy, and the Parade of Lights/Gay Indians OK, church group not OK outrage. The Chinook Fund (www.chinookfund.org) is an organization which Denver Mayor Hickenlooper co-founded before becoming Mayor. According to their website, the Chinook Fund issued a $7,000.00 grant to the Two Spirit Society of Denver (gay Indian group) in 2004. When asked by 630 KHOW radio if he agreed with the Downtown Denver Partnership's decision to allow the Two Spirit group to have a float in the Parade of Lights, while...