Ireland’s gay dance on Eurovision shows world that ‘love is love’.

Many hailed the performance as a marker of the country's progress since passing same-sex marriage three years ago. Image Screen Shot

For the first time in five years, Ireland has advanced to the finals of Eurovision Song Contestant — thanks to a moving gay dance performance.

Ryan O’Shaughnessy, an Irish contestant, sang “Together,” a song about a failed relationship, at the semi-finals Tuesday in Lisbon.