People often express disgust for Conchita’s gender-ambiguous appearance and recommend that Tom should choose to be either a man or a woman. Tom repeatedly justifies himself as a man who takes the stage name of Conchita for work and shows no interest in getting a sex change to become a wom...
Pushing the boundaries of gender identity is nothing new at Europe's annual song contest, an extravaganza known for its eclectic, sometimes unlistenable lineup of techno beats, love songs and pop tunes. The winner in 1998 was Israel's Dana International, who had male-to-female gender reassignm...
“This is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom,” a tearful Wurst said as she accepted the trophy from Denmark’s Emmelie de Forrest, who won the contest last year. “We are unity.” Trending on Billboard Pushing the boundaries of gender identity is nothi...
Conchita Wurst im Kontext einer „Öffentlichen Religionspädagogik“public Religious Educationgender-conscious theologybinary of sex/genderConchita Wurstculture of acknowledgementWinning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 Conchita Wurst raised questions about sexual identity by both the general public ...
It’s too early to know if Conchita can replicate Dana’s success. We have not yet heard her song, and Austria does not have the best track record at Eurovision. But it doesn’t matter. By appearing at Eurovision Conchita is creating a space for herself — and other gender-variant peopl...