i remember when this song (and video) first came out in the mid eighties - it caused such a fuss in the good old liberal USA - here's a quote from wikipedia -
According to Brian May the video ruined the band in America, where many people - unlike the case in the UK - interpreted the video as an open declaration of transvestitism and Mercury's homosexuality. The prejudice surrounding such topics might explain why the band's singles failed to go above #45 in the US Billboard charts. The video was initially banned by MTV in the U.S.
you gotta them yanks - predictable, if nothing else!