Yes, it was no big deal in Europe and was a hit there. These days it wouldn't make a ripple. We never saw Coronation Street in the US but men dressing in drag wasn't always controversial. I recall a Three Stooges short where all them dressed as women. But when the video for I Want to Break Free was released TPTB at MTV would never play it in North America. Fortunately 2 year later the band would be the hit of the Live Aid concert. But they didn't play that song in their set.