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ZURICH, Switzerland – Swiss advocates for non-binary rights hailed local star Nemo’s victory in Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, urging the country’s authorities to enable official recognition of people who identify as neither male or female. The Eurovision’s traditionally carefree tone was clouded by booing and demonstrations from protesters who wanted Israel excluded from the contest because of its government’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.Nemo’s victory came a year-and-a-half after the Swiss government rejected proposals to create a third gender or non-specific option for official records, arguing that a binary gender model was still “strongly anchored” in Swiss society.
“A non-binary person who officially doesn’t exist in Switzerland has won Eurovision 2024 for us all with #BreakTheCode,” Arslan wrote on X, referencing Nemo’s winning song “The Code” at the musical extravaganza. in 2023 stated that 6% of respondents in Switzerland identified as either transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid or differently from male or female, the highest proportion among the 30 countries surveyed.