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Man Who Said Gays Were Abnormal Wins Eurovision

<p>A singer who made an anti-gay remarks has won Eurovision 2015.</p> <p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4621173942.jpg" width="461" height="307" alt="Thomas Hanses (EBU" title="Thomas Hanses (EBU"/></p> <p></p><p>The show, which was the 60th competition, held in Vienna, saw Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow win beating Russia and Italy. The UK’s Electro Velvet managed to scrape 5 points coming 24th out of 27.</p><p></p><p>Man Zelmerlow has been accused of making homophobic comments stunning an audience into silence according to </p><p></p><p>The 28-year-old claimed it “isn’t equally natural for men to want to sleep with one another” . He also branded homosexuality an “avvikelse” (abnormality), <a href="http://wiwibloggs.com/2014/03/23/sweden-mans-zelmerlow-homophobe/44030/">according to WiWiBloggs</a>, before backtracking saying: “There isn’t anything wrong with it at all, but the more natural thing of course is that men and women make children together.”</p><p></p><p>Zelmerlow later issued a statement apologising to “all who take offence”. </p><p></p><p>“I believe and hope that the vast majority know that I respect differences and all forms of love,” he said.</p><p></p><p>The singer went on to work extensively with LGBT groups in Sweden and has told Sweden Metro that he would date a man if it felt right. </p><p></p><p>Of his win he said, “I just want to say that we are all heroes, no matter who we love, who we are or what we believe in. We are all heroes.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>

A singer who made an anti-gay remarks has won Eurovision 2015.

Thomas Hanses (EBU

The show, which was the 60th competition, held in Vienna, saw Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow win beating Russia and Italy. The UK’s Electro Velvet managed to scrape 5 points coming 24th out of 27.

Man Zelmerlow has been accused of making homophobic comments stunning an audience into silence according to

The 28-year-old claimed it “isn’t equally natural for men to want to sleep with one another” . He also branded homosexuality an “avvikelse” (abnormality), according to WiWiBloggs, before backtracking saying: “There isn’t anything wrong with it at all, but the more natural thing of course is that men and women make children together.”

Zelmerlow later issued a statement apologising to “all who take offence”.

“I believe and hope that the vast majority know that I respect differences and all forms of love,” he said.

The singer went on to work extensively with LGBT groups in Sweden and has told Sweden Metro that he would date a man if it felt right.

Of his win he said, “I just want to say that we are all heroes, no matter who we love, who we are or what we believe in. We are all heroes.”

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