The 1975 mician was 'banned' om the event after llg for gay rights and kissg his bandmate Ross MacDonald.
Contents:
- GAY RIGHTS
- AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
- GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
GAY RIGHTS
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AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
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For such reasons, LGBT dividuals flocked to gay bars and clubs, plac of refuge where they uld exprs themselv openly and […]Read more about Stonewall Rts. 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.
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully. * fighting for gay rights *
The Ugandan Parliament passed the Sexual Offens Bill, further crimalizg same-sex sexual has remaed stnchly homophobic both terms of legislatn and the general sentiment of ernment officials. Acrdg to the Frankl & Marshall Global Barometer of Gay Rights, which measur how well untri protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people, Uganda sr 11%, meang the natn persecut people based on their sexual orientatn or genr inty.
A slew of bills are rollg back recently won eedoms for gay people. Is Ameri ready to fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over aga? * fighting for gay rights *
Consensual, same-sex relatns are illegal Uganda as a rult of lonial-age laws that still exist the untry, but that has not stopped polins om attemptg to further crimalize homosexualy.
In 2009, a member of parliament troduced a bill seekg to punish homosexualy as a pal offense, leadg to be known as the “Kill the Gays Bill.