text: LGBT visibility Eurovision has had a long-held fan base in the LGBT community, and contest organisers have actively worked to include these fans in the event since the 1990s. Paul Oscar became the contest's first openly gay artist to compete when he represented  in . 's Dana International, the contest's first trans performer, became the first LGBT artist to win in . In , Nikkie de Jager became the first trans person to host the contest.
  Several open members of the LGBT community have since gone on to compete and win: Conchita Wurst, the drag persona of openly gay Thomas Neuwirth, won the  for . Marija Šerifović, who won the 2007 contest for , subsequently came out publicly as a lesbian in 2013. Openly bisexual performer Duncan Laurence was the winner of the 2019 contest for the ; and rock band Måneskin, winners of the 2021 contest for , features openly bisexual Victoria De Angelis as its bassist. Nemo, the  entrant in , was the first non-binary winner.
  Past competing songs and performances have included references and allusions to same-sex relationships; "Nous les amoureux", the  winning song, contained references to the difficulties faced by a homosexual relationship; Krista Siegfrids' performance of "Marry Me" at the  included a same-sex kiss with one of her female backing dancers; and the stage show of 's Ryan O'Shaughnessy's "Together" in  had two male dancers portraying a same-sex relationship. Drag performers, such as 's Verka Serduchka, 's DQ and 's Sestre, have appeared, including Wurst winning in 2014.