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Eurovision winner Nemo receives a hero's welcome as they arrive home in Switzerland after hitting out at contest for 'unbelievable double standard' and suggesting it 'needs fixing'


The Swiss star, 24, become the competition's first non-binary winner on Saturday, after they scored 591points with their song The Code.

Nemo announced they are non-binary in November and revealed their song The Code is about them realising their identity and hoped to stand up for 'the entire LGBTQIA+ community' by appearing in the contest. Nemo announced they are non-binary in November and revealed their song The Code is about them realising their identity and hoped to stand up for 'the entire LGBTQIA+ community' by appearing in the contest The EBU received further backlash after the official Eurovision Twitter account shared a photo of Nemo holding the non-binary flag aloft, with the caption: 'Non-binary finery', with fans calling this 'hypocritical'.

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