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In response to the frank treatment of homosexuality and AIDS, and brief male nudity, the play quickly became subject to controversial reaction from conservative and religious groups, sometimes labelled as being part of the " culture war ".

In Charlotte, North Carolina in 1996, there were protests held outside a production of the play by the theater company Charlotte Repertory Theater which was at the Booth Theater.

This led to funding cuts for the Arts and Science Council of Charlotte, the city's arts funding agency, in the following year.