Brish pop rock band The 1975 has announced was ncelg s shows Jakarta and Taipei after the Malaysian ernment cut short a mic ftival, a day before, as the band’s lead sger slammed the untry’s anti-gay laws and kissed a male bandmate durg their performance.
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THE 1975 NCEL SHOWS INDONIA AND TAIWAN AFTER MALAYSIA GAY KISS UPROAR
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JAKARTA, Indonia — Brish pop rock band The 1975 announced on Sunday was ncelg s shows Jakarta and Taipei after the Malaysian ernment cut short a mic ftival the wake of the band's lead sger slammg the untry's anti-gay laws and kissg a male bandmate durg their 1975 was schled to have a performance at We The Ft, Indonia's annual summer mic ftival, Jakarta on Sunday night, part of their 2023 Asia tour. "Indonia, the world's most populo Mlim natn, do not prohib LGBTQ rights except the nservative Aceh the band's set at the Good Vib Ftival, Matty Healy, the lead vol of The 1975, ed profany his speech cricizg the Malaysian ernment's stance agast homosexualy, before kissg bass player Ross MacDonald.
Malaysia's Communitns and Digal Mister Fahmi Fadzil slammed Healy's nduct late Friday and said a Facebook post that homosexualy is a crime the untry punishable by up to 20 years prison and meetg the ftival anizers Saturday, Fahmi said the ftival, which was schled to go on this weekend, would be nceled.
” 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. Homosexualy is a crime Mlim-majory Malaysia.
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