Nonbinary pop star rocks an amazing trans flag outfit in semi-finals of Eurovision

Nonbinary Irish musician Bambie Thug wore an outfit bearing the colors of the transgender flag during their witchy performance in Eurovision singing contest semi-finals in Malmö, Sweden on Tuesday.

Thug is the first nonbinary performer to represent Ireland in Eurovision and said they hope their appearance in the competition may help “little queer kids… feel more comfortable” with themselves. Thug’s Tuesday performance won Ireland a spot in the Eurovision final, a coveted spot that Ireland hasn’t gotten since 2018.

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Thug’s performance, singing and dancing to a pop and industrial metal song called “Doomsday Blue,” began with the self-described “ouija pop” musician wearing a black feathered tutu and a hairdo resembling antlers sprouting from their head. Surrounded by candles and sitting in the middle of a pentagram, they then mimicked the conjuring of a demonic spirit: a shirtless, tattooed man with horns and sharpened fangs wearing tattered leather pants and blue body makeup.

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Trained in ballet, Thug and the man seductively danced before the song’s mid-point. Then, Thug removed their black outfit to reveal a skimpy, torn bikini in the pink, white, and blue colors of the trans flag. The audience erupted into cheers, strobe lights flashed, and flames shot up from the stage as the couple finished their dramatic and screeching performance.

the world needs to make Bambie Thug the WINNER this SATURDAY, THIS PERFORMANCE IS INSANE pic.twitter.com/gyymDpsL9t

— zaripapa