Eurovision has pulled out of China, ending its contract with the local Chinese channel that airs the show, after that broadcaster censored an Irish music video that featured an LGBTQ love story.
The European Broadcasting Union, which puts together Eurovision and licenses out broadcasts, said in a statement to The New York Times that censoring an LGBTQ love story was “not in line with the EBU’s values of universality and inclusivity and our proud tradition of celebrating diversity through music.”
The Chinese broadcaster, Mango TV, censored the video for Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s “Together,” which features two male dancers holding hands. It also did not show Albania’s “Mall” performance because of the performers’ tattoos, according to state-run...
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