This is huge when you think about it, because think about how much trans issues have evolved in the past 15 years, and even now America still isn’t even ready for an attractive gay man to win Idol. This year will also be of interest to those who follow issues of trans* visibility in pop culture, as it marks the return of Israel’s Dana International, one of the world’s first - and probably best-known - transgender pop stars, who won the contest in 1998 with her song ‘Diva.’ Despite attempts from the Religious Right in Israel to stop her career, not only did Dana rise to fame in her own country (there were street parties in Jerusalem the night of her Eurovision victory), but all over the world. It’s the World Cup, essentially, but with MOAR GLITTER. But there’s also some interesting strands at work, as with any situation where a bunch of countries get together and compete against one another. The presence of Jedward. And let’s not forget the year (2008) that Ireland, taking the piss out of everything that Eurovision has become, entered a techno-singing turkey puppet into the competition. The bad production and sometimes unbearably tacky lyrics. There’s a specific love-hate relationship with Eurovision, particularly having to do with the cheese factor.
Like American Idol, The X Factor and pretty much every other music-related TV talent competition, the Eurovision Song Contest, whose 2011 edition ends with the final round this Saturday, May 14th, seems to generate the most extreme feelings from the general public, be they positive, negative or guilty pleasure, or the most paradoxical and fascinating of them all, that almost militant level of indifference. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
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