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 LAVENR SRE: GAY AND LBIAN LIFE POST-WWII AMERI
- WHAT IT WAS LIKE AT THE FIRST GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATN OUTSI WHE HOE 50 YEARS AGO
- FROM GUNS TO GAY RIGHTS, EMOTNAL TEXAS HEARGS HAPPENG UNR VER OF DARKNS
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. * gay rights protest music *
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.
THE LAVENR SRE: GAY AND LBIAN LIFE POST-WWII AMERI
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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. After police nverged on the bar to arrt and harass the LGBTQ atten, as was ctomary, the patrons fought back, sparkg what would spire the gay liberatn movement. The rult was Gossip’s “Standg the Way of Control, ” an angry kiss-off to policians, homophob and anyone else who wanted to keep queer people down.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE AT THE FIRST GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATN OUTSI WHE HOE 50 YEARS AGO
Learn about the attempts to purge the US ary and feral ernment of gay and lbian employe durg the Cold War and s later. * gay rights protest music *
Tom Robson Band, “Glad to be Gay”.
Long nsired to be the “gay natnal anthem” of Bra, Tom Robson Band don’t hold back on the 1978 track. While the song may not have the fiery energy of other prott songs, the lyrics directly ll out police btaly, homophobic vlence and the sistence that queer people are ls than human.
The group then sps the face of all that vlence, directg their dience to “sg if you’re glad to be gay.
FROM GUNS TO GAY RIGHTS, EMOTNAL TEXAS HEARGS HAPPENG UNR VER OF DARKNS
Pl Kuntzler said that when he picketed the Whe Hoe 50 years ago today, he uld not image how far the gay rights movement would e five s. * gay rights protest music *
Dis has always been a mil movement embraced by the gay muny. The lyrics proclaim the story of a man proud to be gay, set to an upbeat, shimmerg dis beat.
Instead of wrg a song wh thly veiled metaphors about relign, queerre ins Team Drch stead cid to opt for “Hate the Christian Right!, ” a fiery, scream-rock track lettg relig homophob know exactly where they uld stick their prayers. There are a plethora of songs om the Pet Shop Boys’ stunng disgraphy that tackle homophobia head-on. The song was practilly ma to piss off every bigot who has ever said “Don’t shove your gayns my face.
The rts followg the June 28, 1969, police raid on New York Cy's Stonewall Inn did not start the discsn on gay rights, but they certaly beme the talyst for a natnal movement. When the... * gay rights protest music *
“Organs” serv that purpose, potg out the Rsian ernment’s ntempt for any perceived subversn, cludg homosexualy. You are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progrsive. The sger add that the 1975 nsired droppg out of the show due to Malaysia’s anti-gay laws.
The 1975 bassist Ross MacDonald then walked over to Healy and the two engaged a prolonged kiss on the mouth, prott to Malaysia’s anti-gay legislatn. Beg gay the UAE n land rints up to 15 years prison. Homosexualy is a crime Mlim-majory Malaysia.
"For the people to publicly make a statement that they were gay or lbian was this enormo risk for them — they uld have lost everythg." * gay rights protest music *
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 cricisg Malaysia's stance agast homosexualy a profany-lan speech to the ftival dience. Not as easy as looks" was cricised for kissg a male fan at a 2019 ncert the Uned Arab Emirat, which also has laws agast homosexual acts, media reported.
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 performanceFILE - Matty Healy of the 1975 performs at the Readg Mic Ftival, England, Sunday, Aug. 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. ” (Photo by Stt Garft/Invisn/AP, file)The Associated PrsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia's ernment Saturday 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.
The morn gay rights movement began as a rt at Stonewall -- celebrate Pri wh the LGBTQ prott songs. * gay rights protest music *
” Healey ed profany his speech cricizg the ernment's stance agast homosexualy, before kissg bass player Ross MacDonald. Homosexualy is a crime the untry that is punishable by up to 20 years prison and agency charge of approvg performanc by foreign artists said was disappoted wh the band's nduct, llg “an sult and disrpectg the laws of the untry. ” It said the group will be blacklisted om performg wasn't the first time that Healy ed the stage to fend lbian and gay rights.
In 2019, he kissed a male fan durg a ncert the Uned Arab Emirat, which also outlaws homosexual acts, acrdg to media reports. That he’s gay is “the least tertg thg about [him], ” Peck said.