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Conchita Wurst wants to perform for LGBT community in Russia but knows the dangers: ‘You need security if you’re gay – it’s insanity’
The Eurovision winner, aka Tom Neuwirth, 33, reveals what it was like to have 24-hour security at her Belarus hotel door while dreaming of performing in Russia, and the importance of being an international LGBTIQ+ figurehead.It’s important to raise awareness. Until the day we reach equality, there is a need to parade and march the streets, and stand up for our visibility and our place in society. To me, being proud is to do with oneself.