Hello Friends!

This week we had a totally normal conversation about the movie Brokeback Mountain!

We discussed issues like the violence of being forcibly closeted, the systemic misogyny women faced in the 60's and 70's, and the psychology of rural American men who sleep with other men.

If you would like to read some of the articles or studies referenced in our discussion, you can find them here:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44281808

https://www.thecut.com/2017/02/how-straight-men-explain-their-same-sex-encounters.html

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15365042211035339

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/sex-life-of-the-american-male/201507/straight-men-who-have-sex-with-other-men-in-their-own

Additionally, if you have strong thoughts or feelings about this movie, we want to know! Come share with us on Bluesky or Twitter at @TotallyNormalAT or email us at [email protected]

Thanks!