Performers in the international song competition may only now display the official flag of the country they represent.

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In a second incident, three men approached the picnic while “shouting abuse, then tore down the remaining trans and nonbinary pride flags before running off with them, the organization added.

Assailants targeted a community event for trans people in Manchester last Thursday by burning a Progress Pride flag and threatening to “violently assault” an attendee with a knife, organisers claim.