Editing Eurovision Song Contest (section)

=== LGBTQ visibility ===
{{main|LGBTQ visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
[[File:Dana International op Het Grote Songfestivalfeest 2019.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Photograph of Dana International during a performance|[[Dana International]], the contest's first [[Transgender|trans]] participant, and winner of the 1998 contest for Israel]]
Eurovision has had a long-held fan base in the [[LGBTQ community]], and contest organisers have actively worked to include these fans in the event since the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2015 |title=How Eurovision became a gay-friendly contest |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20150522-eurovision-gay-friendly-song-contest-lgbt-conchita-wurst |access-date=7 July 2020 |publisher=[[France 24]]}}</ref> [[Paul Oscar]] became the contest's first openly [[Gay men|gay]] artist to compete when he represented {{esccnty|Iceland|y=1997|t=Iceland in 1997}}. [[Dana International]], representing {{esccnty|Israel|y=1998|t=Israel in 1998}}, was the contest's first [[Transgender|trans]] performer, and became the first LGBTQ artist to win the contest.{{sfn|West|2020|pp=191–195}}<ref name="Birmingham 98">{{Cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest: Birmingham 1998 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/birmingham-1998 |access-date=7 July 2020 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest}}</ref> In {{Escyr|2021}}, [[Nikkie de Jager]] became the first trans person to host the contest.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roessink |first=Paulien |date=17 May 2021 |title='Eurovision' gets first transgender host in YouTube star Nikkie de Jager |work=SBS Your Language |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/eurovision-gets-first-transgender-host-in-youtube-star-nikkie-de-jager_1 |url-status=live |access-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523115659/https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/eurovision-gets-first-transgender-host-in-youtube-star-nikkie-de-jager_1 |archive-date=23 May 2021}}</ref>

Several open members of the LGBTQ community have since gone on to compete and win: [[Conchita Wurst]], the [[Drag (clothing)|drag]] persona of openly gay Thomas Neuwirth, won for {{esccnty|Austria|y=2014|t=Austria in 2014}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bromwich |first=Kathryn |date=6 July 2014 |title=Conchita Wurst: 'Most artists are sensitive and insecure people. I am too' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/06/conchita-interview-sensitive-insecure-eurovision-gay-pin-up-austrian |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> [[Marija Šerifović]], who won for {{esccnty|Serbia|y=2007|t=Serbia in 2007}}, subsequently came out publicly as a lesbian in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2013 |title=I Am A Lesbian! – Marija Serifovic Opens Up in Her Film 'Confession' |url=http://inserbia.info/today/2013/11/i-am-a-lesbian-marija-serifovic-opens-herself-completely-in-her-film-confession/ |access-date=7 August 2015 |publisher=InSerbia News}}</ref> Openly [[bisexual]] performer [[Duncan Laurence]] was the winner for the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=2019|t=Netherlands in 2019}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Matt |date=18 May 2019 |title=Dutch Eurovision contestant Duncan Laurence comes out as bisexual |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/122298/dutch-eurovision-contestant-duncan-laurence-comes-out-as-bisexual/ |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=[[Gay Times]]}}</ref> and rock band [[Måneskin]], which won for {{esccnty|Italy|y=2021|t=Italy in 2021}}, features openly lesbian [[Victoria De Angelis]] as its bassist, who at the time of the contest identified as bisexual.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boni |first=Federico |date=12 February 2021 |title=Sanremo 2021, i Maneskin a nudo tra bisessualità e "libertà sessuale" – la gallery social |language=italian |work=Gay.it |url=https://www.gay.it/sanremo-2021-maneskin-nudo-bisessualita-gallery-social |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> [[Nemo (singer)|Nemo]], who represented {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=2024|t=Switzerland in 2024}}, was the first [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] winner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=Nemo offre à la Suisse un triomphe à l'Eurovision avec son titre 'The Code' |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/culture/dossiers/2024/eurovision/2024/article/nemo-offre-a-la-suisse-un-triomphe-a-l-eurovision-avec-son-titre-the-code-28499524.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}</ref>

Past competing songs and performances have included references and allusions to [[same-sex relationships]]; "[[Nous les amoureux]]", the winning song for {{esccnty|Luxembourg|y=1961|t=Luxembourg in 1961}}, contained references to the difficulties faced by a homosexual relationship;<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2019 |title='Nous les amoureux' de Jean-Claude Pascal, une chanson qui annonce la révolution du mouvement gay... |url=https://www.rtbf.be/lapremiere/article/detail_nous-les-amoureux-de-jean-claude-pascal-une-chanson-qui-annonce-la-revolution-du-mouvement-gay?id=10221083 |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=La Première |language=fr}}</ref> [[Krista Siegfrids]]' performance of "[[Marry Me (Krista Siegfrids song)|Marry Me]]" for {{esccnty|Finland|y=2013|t=Finland in 2013}} included a same-sex kiss with one of her female backing dancers;<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2013 |title=Eurovision 2013 final underway amid lesbian kiss controversy |url=https://www.dw.com/en/eurovision-2013-final-underway-amid-lesbian-kiss-controversy/a-16822230 |access-date=28 February 2021 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]}}</ref> and the stage show of "[[Together (Ryan O'Shaughnessy song)|Together]]" by [[Ryan O'Shaughnessy]] for {{esccnty|Ireland|y=2018|t=Ireland in 2018}} had two male dancers portraying a same-sex relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |date=9 May 2018 |title=Ireland's Gay Dance on Eurovision Shows World That 'Love Is Love' |url=https://www.advocate.com/world/2018/5/09/irelands-gay-dance-eurovision-shows-world-love-love |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=advocate.com |publisher=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]}}</ref> [[Drag queen|Drag performers]], such as [[Verka Serduchka]] for {{Esccnty|Ukraine|y=2007|t=Ukraine in 2007}}, [[DQ (artist)|DQ]] for {{Esccnty|Denmark|y=2007|t=Denmark in 2007}}, [[Sestre (drag act)|Sestre]] for {{Esccnty|Slovenia|y=2002|t=Slovenia in 2002}}, have appeared, including Wurst winning in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Paul |date=24 October 2016 |title=Life's a drag! Eurovision queens past and present |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/life-s-a-drag-eurovision-queens-past-and-present |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2002 |title=Transvestite Sisters stir Eurovision storm |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1855726.stm |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=bbc.co.uk |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Martin |date=6 March 2002 |title=Transvestite Eurosong win sparks Slovenia accession doubts |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/transvestite-eurosong-win-sparks-slovenia-accession-doubts/ |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=politico.eu |publisher=[[Politico]]}}</ref>

In recent years,{{When|date=May 2025|reason="recent years" is vague}} various political ideologies across Europe have clashed in the Eurovision setting, particularly on [[LGBTQ rights in Europe|LGBTQ rights]]. Dana International's selection for the 1998 contest was marked by objections and death threats from orthodox [[Religion in Israel|religious sections of Israeli society]], and at the contest her accommodation was reportedly in the only hotel in [[Birmingham]] with bulletproof windows.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=152–155}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 1998 |title=Transsexual singer stirs up passions |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/eurovision/90279.stm |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> {{lang|tr|[[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no}} (TRT) from {{esccnty|Turkey}}, once a regular participant in the contest and a one-time winner, first pulled out of the contest in 2013, citing dissatisfaction in the voting rules; more recently when asked about returning to the contest it has cited LGBTQ performances as another reason for its continued boycott, refusing to broadcast the 2013 event over Finland's same sex kiss.<ref name="Turkey LGBT" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Alex |date=18 March 2020 |title=Eurovision Song Contest Is Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/arts/music/eurovision-canceled-coronavirus.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318141020/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/arts/music/eurovision-canceled-coronavirus.html |archive-date=18 March 2020 |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=[[The New York Times]] |quote="In 2018, the head of Turkey's public broadcaster said the boycott was also partly because some past winners, including the drag queen Conchita Wurst, had gone against Turkey's social values."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Joe |date=16 May 2013 |title=Turkey cancels Eurovision Song Contest over lesbian kiss |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/turkey-cancels-eurovision-song-contest-over-lesbian-kiss160513/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528122038/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/turkey-cancels-eurovision-song-contest-over-lesbian-kiss160513/ |archive-date=28 May 2022 |access-date=7 July 2020 |publisher=[[Gay Star News]]}}</ref> LGBTQ visibility in the contest has been cited as a deciding factor for the non-participation of {{lang|hu|[[MTVA (Hungary)|Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap]]|i=unset}} (MTVA) from {{esccnty|Hungary}} since 2020, although no official reason was given.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Shaun |last2=Garamvolgyi |first2=Flora |date=27 November 2019 |title=Hungary pulls out of Eurovision amid rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/nov/27/hungary-pulls-out-of-eurovision-amid-rise-in-anti-lgbt-rhetoric |access-date=16 July 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kozlov |first=Vladimir |date=29 November 2019 |title=Hungary Exits 2020 Eurovision Over Contest's LGBT-Friendly Policies: Report |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8545072/hungary-exits-2020-eurovision-song-contest-over-lgbt-friendly-policies-report |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> The rise of [[anti-LGBTQ sentiment]] in Europe has{{When|date=May 2025|reason=the rise of such sentiment during what period? This is vague}} led to a marked increase in [[booing]] from contest audiences, particularly since the introduction of a [[Russian gay propaganda law|"gay propaganda" law in Russia]] in 2013.{{sfn|West|2020|pp=283–286}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Fraser |date=11 May 2014 |title=Eurovision 2014: the booing of Russia was a disgrace |url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/culturehousedaily/2014/05/eurovision-2014-the-booing-of-russia-was-a-disgrace/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504080615/http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/culturehousedaily/2014/05/eurovision-2014-the-booing-of-russia-was-a-disgrace/ |archive-date=4 May 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=[[The Spectator]]}}</ref> Conchita Wurst's win was [[Conchita Wurst#International response|met with criticism]] on the [[Politics of Russia|Russian political]] stage, with several [[Conservatism in Russia|conservative]] politicians voicing displeasure in the result.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Caroline |date=11 May 2014 |title=Conchita Wurst pledges to promote tolerance after jubilant welcome home |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/may/11/conchita-wurst-pledges-to-promote-tolerance |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Clashes on LGBTQ visibility in the contest have occurred in countries which do not compete, such as in {{Esccnty|China}}, where broadcasting rights were terminated during the 2018 contest due to [[Censorship in China|censorship]] of "abnormal sexual relationships and behaviours" that went against Chinese broadcasting guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Royston |first=Benny |date=10 May 2018 |title=China banned from broadcasting Eurovision after cutting same-sex dance and tattooed singer |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/10/china-banned-from-broadcasting-eurovision-after-cutting-same-sex-dance-and-tattooed-singer-7536787/ |access-date=7 July 2020 |publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |date=10 May 2018 |title=EBU terminates this year's partnership with Mango TV |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/ebu-terminates-this-year-s-partnership-with-mango-tv |access-date=7 July 2020 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest}}</ref>