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Queer Eurovision fans moved as Iceland proudly flies pansexual flag

Daði og Gagnamagnið Eurovision pansexual pride flag

A member of Daði og Gagnamagnið, Iceland’s entrant for Eurovision 2021, waves pansexual pride flag while appearing on the second semi-final broadcast of Eurovision on 20 May 2021. (Twitter/Rob Holley)

Iceland’s Eurovision entry thrilled fans by appearing to wave the pansexual Pride flag during the second semi-final.

Daði og Gagnamagnið are unable to perform live in this year’s Eurovision finals after a band member tested positive for COVID-19. The group were permitted to continue on in the competition, appearing through rehearsal footage.

During the second Eurovision semi-final on Thursday (20 May), Daði og Gagnamagnið joined the broadcast from their hotel room. The group were all wearing their signature blue-green jumpers and were holding the flag of Iceland.

But one member had a surprise for fans: she proudly waved the pansexual flag as it was announced the group had qualified for the grand final on Saturday (22 May).

Queer Eurovision fans went wild after spotting the flag and immediately shared their joy at the pansexual representation,

Rob Holley, who ran the wildly popular Eurovision Again rewatch in 2020, and is now works on the contest proper, said he thought “that’s the first time that we’ve seen the pansexual pride flag” during the competition.

https://twitter.com/robholley/status/1395480016608235522

Other fans identified the person holding the pansexual flag as Hulda. One person said the move “genuinely makes me so happy” and was “just another reason to support Iceland”.

Another person thanked the group for waving the flag. They said: “You have no idea how happy that made me. Representation really does matter!!!”

https://twitter.com/hiro_esc/status/1395537228533620742

Fans revelled in the fact that the flag would bring more visibility for pansexual people.

https://twitter.com/hoodedhawks/status/1395479993594044417

https://twitter.com/drAR387/status/1395484971129835520

Eurovision has welcomed more LGBT+ representation this year. Nikkie de Jager – also known by her YouTube name NikkieTutorials – became the first trans host of Eurovision. The beauty guru can be seen interviewing each of the contestants for the Eurovision YouTube channel.

Nikkie shared that it has been an “amazing honour” to act as a host for the singing competition. She said she hoped others would take home from her by “seeing its OK to live your truth, to be yourself and still be able to do awesome things in life as hosting Eurovision is”.

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