And, more recently, didn't "Philadelphia," a film about a gay man being discriminated against because he had AIDS win a couple of Oscars back in the 1990s?
Did you see it either, G-Man?
PHILDELPHIA doesn't present what BROKEBACK did. And though I haven't seen the Friedkin film, I doubt it's as explicit as BROKEBACK.
And PHILADELPHIA is very tame. Hanks and Banduras never kiss. I've yet to meet a gay couple who didn't kiss.