For s legn of gay fans, Eurovisn has long been more than a song ntt.
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'It's like a big, gay, not-sportg event... wh song and dance,' that's how one LGBT+ fan scribed Eurovisn - but why this cult followg? | ITV Natnal News * lgbt artists in eurovision 2023 *
Gtaph - BelgiumGtaph (right) and his hban RoenGtaph is reprentg Belgium this year wh 'Bee of You' and the artist has been openly gay for some time. His real name is Stefan Coers and was prevly known as Steffen before settlg on Gtaph as his stage told Eurovisnworld about beg openly gay the mic scene: "When I started off as Steffen, I was very young. I am a gay man and I have been out sce I was only 14.
I did feel sort of a prsure om the rerdg dtry to keep my sexualy as myster, like don't really tell them you're gay but don't ny eher, that was nfg for me.
The Eurovisn Song Contt is for everyone, whether "gay, straight or between". LGBT visibily the ntt clus both LGBT them the petg acts and performers themselv. * lgbt artists in eurovision 2023 *
Openly gay, the artist has exprsed his immense excement at beg volved the world-famo petn. BBC Announce Stars of New Gay Datg ShowKeep up to date wh the latt myGnews Sign up to myGwork________LGBTQ+ profsnals, LGBTQ+ Graduat, LGBTQ+ profsnal work, LGBTQ+ profsnal events, LGBTQ+ workg events, LGBTQ+ Recment, LGBTQ+ Friendly anizatns, LGBTQ+ Friendly pani, LGBTQ+ jobs. Sometim scribed as “the gay Olympics, ” the Eurovisn Song Contt has bee firmly ensnced LGBTQ+ culture recent years.
Toward the ’90s, beme more flamboyant, wh flashy outfs and mpy songs (the first openly gay nttant appeared 1997, followed by a trans wner a year later). It’s not that ’s necsarily stacked wh our crowd—this year featur jt two out gay and two bisexual sgers, wh trans reprentatn sadly lackg.