本周一，第17屆美國同志組織“反誹謗同性戀者聯盟”媒體頒獎典在曼哈頓時代廣場舉行，講述牛仔同性戀愛情故事的《斷背山》在此問鼎大獎。《斷背山》的同性戀內容是該片入選并獲得反誹謗同性戀者聯盟“杰出電影獎”的主要原因。李安表示，這部電影對于促使人們改變同性戀的看法有很大作用，不管支持與否，人們在看完電影后會討論同性戀問題、慢慢接受它，這是潛移默化的。

Ang Lee, Academy Award-winning director of 'Brokeback Mountain,' attends the 17th annual GLAAD media award ceremony, Monday, March 27, 2006, in New York. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) awards. Brokeback Mountain" lost out in the best-picture Oscar race, but the film about the troubled love affair between two cowboys has taken the top film prize from a leading gay organization that monitors the media.  The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation presented the award Monday at a ceremony recognizing mainstream media for "fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community," the group said in a statement. "To end our `Brokeback' journey here tonight is like coming home," Ang Lee, the film's Oscar-winning director said in his acceptance speech. "The fact is this: that 'Brokeback Mountain' has helped to change the world. And it is such a privilege and honor to have joined you, and all the people all over the world, who struggle for compassion and equality." "Brokeback Mountain" won numerous awards in the run-up to the Academy Awards , and was considered the front-runner for the best-picture Oscar, but it was "Crash" that took home the big prize. Other winners at the GLAAD awards included Newsweek for magazine reporting; "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for an episode focused on gay people's coming-out stories; USA Today for newspaper coverage; and Melissa Etheridge for best music artist. Presenters, performers and guests at the event included Sandra Bernhard, the pop band Erasure, and Czech model Petra Nemcova, who presented an award for photographer David LaChapelle. (Agencies)

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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation : 反誹謗同性戀者聯盟 lesbian: 女性同性戀者 run-up to the Academy Awards: 角逐奧斯卡金像獎 coming-out: 初進社交界