It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.

For June 24th, we are continuing with Sarit Hadad. She represented Israel with “Light a Candle”, taking 12th place, with 37 points. Sarit Hadad is Lesbian. You can watch their performance of “Light a Candle” below:

Lesbian refers to a woman who is attracted to women. Some women define themselves as gay rather than lesbian.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland, Wikipedia & YouTube/EuroTiggESC