Irish singer-songwriter Hozier has taken a public stand of solidarity with members of the transgender community in London - draping the trans flag over his body during a performance of emotional 2013 hit single 'Take Me to Church'.
According to , the flag was taken along to the concert, held at the London Palladium, by a fan.
"Fun fact: when I stuffed my trans flag into my pocket on the way to see Hozier yesterday I didn't think it would make its way on stage, and yet here we are," the fan, Filip Mikulski, tweeted.
"I still can't believe that happened," the queer artist added.
"The flag still has some stage tape on it."
Speaking to , Mikulski explained that he was motivated to take his trans flag to the concert by of Hozier's music.
“Hozier is highly political,” he said, “both in his music and his public presence, and seeing him take a stand with the trans community really means a lot.
“People went wild. The reaction of the audience was absolutely amazing, the cheering was so loud I could barely hear the music over the crowd’s noise.
He added: "I was floating.”
"To me, it’s not even a gay issue or a civil rights issue, it’s a human rights issue, and it should offend us all," the singer told after releasing 'Take Me to Church', the music video for which depicts homophobic violence.
"It’s just simple. Either somebody has equal rights, or they don’t. And certainly in the Irish constitution, marriage is genderless. There’s no mention of a man and a woman.
"I didn’t even have that many close LGBT friends or anything like that, but I suppose it was growing up and becoming aware of how you are of a cultural landscape that is blatantly homophobic."
