Matty Healy defends Malaysia kiss in speech
"To appease the Malaysian authorities’ bigoted views of LGBTQ people would be a passive endorsement of those politics"
News By Lisa Henderson | 11 October 2023
The 1975’s Matty Healy has defended kissing his bandmate onstage in Malaysia during a 10-minute speech delivered at their concert in Dallas, Texas.
The British band’s opening night headline set at Good Vibes Festival was cut short by officials on 21 July after Healy criticised Malaysia’s strict anti-LGBT laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage.
The Malaysian government subsequently cancelled the rest of the event and the organisers of Good Vibes Festival demanded £2 million in compensation from…
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