United Kingdom pop band 1975 had its set at a Malaysian music festival cut short after frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticized the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws. Homosexuality is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia and human rights groups have warned of growing intolerance against the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. In videos posted on social media, Healy was seen kissing bassist Ross MacDonald after giving a profanity-laden speech to the audience at the Kuala Lumpur music festival Good Vibes on Friday night, in which he criticized the Malaysian government’s stance against homosexuality. He said the band had considered pulling out of the show but did not want to disappoint their fans in Malaysia. Healy later cut short the set, telling the crowd: “All right, we gotta go. We just got banned from Kuala Lumpur, I’ll see you later.” Healy was criticized before for kissing a male fan at a 2019 concert in the United Arab Emirates, which also has laws against homosexual acts, according to media reports. In a statement, the Good Vibes festival organizers said that The 1975’s set was stopped due to non-compliance with local performance guidelines. Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil called the band’s performance very disrespectful in a Twitter posting.
The 1975 Concert Stopped In Malaysia Due To Same-Sex Kiss
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