The movie won over big fanboys in big cities like Los Angeles and New York. But not in Texas. In 2014, no less than 40 members of the Texas legislature asked for an inquiry into the movie's controversial treatment of gay characters. And it wasn't just political machismo that kept them from watching it. As one angry lawmaker told The Dallas Morning News, "We don't want to be associated with this stuff."

After over two decades in Texas, no less than 40 members of the Texas