Malaysia’s ernment has cut short a mic ftival after the lead sger of Brish band The 1975 slammed the untry’s anti-gay laws and kissed a male bandmate durg their performance.
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MALAYSIA CUTS SHORT MIC FT AFTER BRISH BAND SLAMS ANTI-GAY LAWS, SGER KISS MALE BANDMATE
The 1975 mician was 'banned' om the event after llg for gay rights and kissg his bandmate Ross MacDonald. * nashville gay kiss *
Matty Healy said he was ‘banned’ om the untry after fendg gay rights (Picture: Getty)Matty Healy has livered an epic eback to a Malaysian ftival that was ncelled after he ed The 1975’s set to speak out agast the untry’s anti-LGBT laws. The mician, 34, had been at the Good Vib Ftival on Friday when he ma a speech about homosexualy, which is illegal Malaysia, and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald.
In vios circulatg on social media, the It’s Not Livg sger said he had nsired pullg the show but said wouldn’t be fair on the fans, ‘bee you are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progrsive and ol. There are no LGBT rights Malaysia and homosexualy is punishable by f, ng and prison sentenc of up to 20 years. Matty has long been an outspoken advote for the LGBTQ+ muny, prevly fyg Dubai’s anti-gay laws by kissg a male fan durg a show.
He said he was threatened wh arrt for the act at the time, wh homosexualy illegal and punishable by up to 10 years prison the untry. Homosexualy is a crime Mlim-majory Malaysia. Rights groups have warned of growg tolerance agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr vios posted on social media late on Friday, Healy was seen kissg bassist Ross MacDonald after cricizg Malaysia’s stance agast homosexualy a profany-lan speech to the ftival dience.