School project on 'Queen'

Stefan - Yes, they are all valid points. However in my course it doesn't matter where the research is done because as well as analysing the research I also have to analyse the reliability of the research, so along with talking about the responses gained from my post here I shall talk about "real life" questionnaires.

Thanks again for everyones time.

youre welcome man, get an A!

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]eternalstudent wrote: [/QUOTENAME]

Did the 'coming out' of Freddie Mercury contribute to the new era of tolerance and freedom of expression? [/QUOTE]

I don't think neccessarily. I think the new era of tolerance simply came from people questioning their elders' wisdom. I.E., I think the people who were and are interested in Queen's music were these people already. Then again, I'm also not entirely sure I'd say that the new era of tolerance has occurred yet, at least on a large scale. It seems that young people show as much anti-gay sentiment as older people, and they seem more likely to express that sentiment through violence and harrassment.

I read awhile back where the gay community was insulted by Freddie rather than proud of him since he never formally came out. They took it as his way of saying either he was uncomfortable with his sexuality and/or being gay was something a person should hide.

I never researched this, so I can't say how accurate it is, but it might be something you want to look into for your project.