Then why did they attend?

This is similar to this movie because prior to exposure in theatre, most boys in the school felt this way

I think it's worthy to note that even though she didn't accept it at the beginning, it seemed to be becuase of judgement from others and preconceived beleifs, but even with such, she still supported him and made his wings

She should've made her students watch Stage Beauty

I think this is valid, but I think they only became accepting because they were able to experience queerness from their own perspective. I wonder if their acceptance was because of embarrassment becuase of that expereince or if they truly realized it was valid

This would be an interesting question to discuss with the class whether that was ethical or not