so, why the need for parental notification? I'm fairly certain the music teacher must have had the intention to explain the significance of the composition...in order to trigger the parental notification.

If it was me I would have sent a note home to CYA in case someone happen to over react at a school board meeting or something. Not like that would ever happen. If the teacher is a nut doing what you are saying then I guess I agree but I don't see why we should assume they are doing that. Did it say something to that effect?

You guys have never rocked out to a song and realized it was Queen? Does that really ruin someones day? Thats all Im saying.

I'm saying that if the real intent was just to perform a difficult composition, there would have been no reason to make an issue of, or even mention the backstory; no reason to trigger the parental notification requirement; no reason to bring up anything of the sort.

There's a huge, beyond incredibly obvious difference, to most people, in listening to or performing a song by a gay composer, than in making children perform a song in honor of a gay male prostitute, who is being portrayed as a mother of a violent riot, where law enforcement officers had deadly force (bricks, rocks, bottles and more) used to injure them and buildings occupied by people were set on fire, jeopardizing their lives. How can you or anyone else not grasp this?

Keith

Show me a song performed by queen that was in honor of trans riots

I agree and am more likely to assume its just a bunch of people making a big deal out of nothing. Someone show me where the teacher is preaching to the kids like everyone is assuming then we can get a can of fuel and take care of it but until then there sure seems to be a lot of reading into it making a big deal to do about nothing.

Show me a trumpet solo that makes you feel queer.

… all of them do

Haha!

I've never felt queer listening to fat bottom girls lol