Eurodivision

I don’t know how to boycott something that brings us together, but I don’t know how to support something that tears us apart. For that reason I’ll be re-watching Eurovision 2023 when Liverpool lifted up the people of Ukraine. I’ll be remembering the most incredible time in my home city when, for a short two weeks, it felt like the best of Europe. Slava Ukraini!

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Embracing EurovisionPeople keep asking me, “You must be exhausted?” Sure, I have no current concept of time and I feel like I’m swaying like I’ve spent 10 hours on a boat, but exhausted? No. Eurovision has been ADHD candy. 10 days of something to photograph. This energy overpowers mypete.newsPete CarrAttending Eurovision as a non-binary personOn an average day, I feel anxious walking around my city. The male gaze is everywhere. The disapproving, judgemental stares from men who film me. It’s a monthly occurrence. If you follow the news, which I know I shouldn’t do, then you know that LGBTQ+ hate crimes havepete.newsPete CarrFinding that Eurovision 2023 non-binary joy in 2024Eurovision at home in 2023 felt special. 2024 broke that, but the past few days have given me hope. How? Why?pete.newsPete Carr

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Links

• How to Win Eurovision With Just a Few Hundred Voters.
• How Israel Turned Eurovision’s Stage Into a Soft Power Tool - The New York Times. Israel’s efforts to influence Eurovision’s vote were broader and started years earlier than previously known.
• So, What Do Eurovision Fans Do Now?. Vienna's Weiner Stadthalle (cc: Wikimedia / Manfred Werner)

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