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Drag artist Conchita Wurst won Eurovision in 2014 and just one year later said she was not entirely sure she deserved the title of gay icon. She explained: “I’m not really comfortable (with it) if I’m honest because I don’t see myself as an icon, I’m just representing myself in the first place.”

Born Tom Neuwirth, Conchita presents as female with a beard. She wears it because it’s “a statement to say that you can achieve anything, no matter who you are or how you look.” She’s involved with the It Gets Better Project, which helps LGBTQ teens know they aren’t alone.