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May 19, 2026

Watertown School Board Tried to Silence Music About LGBTQ+ Community, But Gave It Wide Publicity

The Watertown School Board has achieved something truly remarkable, something they had not intended. They tried to undermine a dignified instrumental piece about LGBTQ+ history, but instead turned it into the most talked‑about spring cultural event in much of Wisconsin. By “remarkable,” I mean the kind of strategic brilliance that belongs in a museum exhibit… Continue reading

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May 13, 2026

A Band Concert Shouldn’t Be a Culture War; Yet The Watertown School Board Created One

The news from Watertown is truly disheartening. Watertown High School’s wind symphony will not be allowed to play a musical piece with ties to LGBTQ history at an upcoming spring concert. The decision didn’t come without fiery opposition from most in attendance at a School Board meeting Tuesday. Board members voted 7-1 to prohibit the… Continue reading

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May 7, 2026

Courage in C Major Needed At Watertown High School, Band Students Must Perform “A Mother Of A Revolution”

Something is chilling about learning that a Wisconsin school board is debating whether a piece of music, without lyrics, should be publicly performed. Students have spent months practicing the piece, which was composed as a dedication to a transgender activist and a prime mover of the Stonewall uprising. I read about this latest bizarre culture… Continue reading

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Watertown School Board Tried to Silence Music About LGBTQ+ Community, But Gave It Wide Publicity

A Band Concert Shouldn’t Be a Culture War; Yet The Watertown School Board Created One

Courage in C Major Needed At Watertown High School, Band Students Must Perform “A Mother Of A Revolution”