https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian bearded drag queen and Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst has announced in an Instagram post that she is HIV positive, saying she is being blackmailed by a former boyfriend. https://www.thelocal.at/20180416/austrias-eurovision-winner-conchita-wurst-reveals-she-is-hiv-positive Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:38:07 +0200 austrias-eurovision-winner-conchita-wurst-reveals-she-is-hiv-positive The new art work for the 2015 Life Ball features Austrian drag star and Eurovision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst styled as Gustav Klimt’s iconic 'Golden Adele' in an image by fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth. https://www.thelocal.at/20150324/conchita-channels-klimt-for-life-ball-poster Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:39:29 +0100 conchita-channels-klimt-for-life-ball-poster Conchita Wurst’s manager Rene Berto has parted ways with another of his clients - the Austrian stand-up comedian Alf Poier, after Poier made homophobic remarks about Wurst. https://www.thelocal.at/20140616/wursts-manager-drops-stand-up-poier Mon, 16 Jun 2014 17:41:46 +0200 wursts-manager-drops-stand-up-poier Ten thousand admiring fans crammed into central Vienna's Ballhausplatz on Sunday afternoon to hear Conchita Wurst's first public performance since her Eurovision win in Copenhagen last weekend. https://www.thelocal.at/20140519/conchita-thanks-fans-with-free-concert Mon, 19 May 2014 12:05:00 +0200 conchita-thanks-fans-with-free-concert Since her Eurovision victory in Copenhagen Conchita Wurst has become the toast of Austria, a symbol for tolerance, and an icon for a more open world - but she has also received hate mail and death threats. https://www.thelocal.at/20140515/conchita-inundated-with-invitations-and-death-threats Thu, 15 May 2014 13:03:00 +0200 conchita-inundated-with-invitations-and-death-threats