Aggression has always been a trait to prove manliness and Ang Lee manages to break the typical stereotype notion of a homosexual man being feminine. When Ennis Del Mar is enraged towards Alma for confronting his love affair with Jack, he deals his anger by getting into a fight with a stranger who almost runs him over on his way to the bar. Ennis has the extreme urge to prove his manhood by getting into these fights. The reason why Ang Lee emphasizes Ennis Del Mar’s aggressive side is to show viewers, as much as Ennis’ desires to prove himself, that manliness is indisputable and is not in conflict with his sexuality. Although one would identify homosexuality to having a rather sensitive, anxious and especially feminine personality, Ennis is
