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Matty Healy praised for kissing bandmate after calling out Malaysia anti-LGBTQ laws

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Published 20:55 21 Jul 2023 GMT+1

Matty Healy praised for kissing bandmate after calling out Malaysia anti-LGBTQ laws

The 1975 frontman made a bold statement on stage

Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson

Matty Healy has been praised for kissing his bandmate on stage in defiance of Malaysia's anti-LGBT laws.

The 1975's performance at the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur was cut short after Healy's stunt.

Before locking lips with his bandmate, Healy made a candid admission to the crowd: "I made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it.

"I don’t see the f**king point, right, I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with.

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"I am sorry if that offends you and you’re religio[n] and it’s part of your f**king government, but your government are a bunch of fucking retards and I don’t care anymore.

"If you push, I am going to push back. I am not in the f**king mood, I’m not in the f**king mood."

Healy was clearly feeling very passionate about the subject.

The frontman continued: "Unfortunately, you don’t get a set of loads of uplifting songs because I’m f**king furious and that’s not fair on you because you’re not representative of your government.

Matty Healy kissed his bandmate in defiance of Malaysia's LGBT laws.
Twitter/@lacisivy

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"Because you are young people and I am sure a lot of you are gay and progressive and cool. So I pulled the show yesterday and we had a conversation and we said ‘You know what? We can’t let these kids down because they’re not the problem’.

"But, I’ve done this before, I’ve gone to a country where, I don’t know what the f**k it is?

"Ridiculous. F**king ridiculous to tell people what they can do with their that and that [points to groin and mouth] and if you want to invite me here to do a show, you can f**k off.

"I’ll take your money, you can ban me, but I’ve done this before and it doesn’t feel good and I’m f**ked off."

Shortly after his speech, Healy kissed the bassist, Ross MacDonald.

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The rest of the performance was short-lived as they stopped after their seventh song.

Denise Welch praised her son on social media.
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Healy's mum, Denise Welch, expressed her pride on Twitter as she tweeted out a video of the same-sex kiss.

The Loose Women star wrote: "He's my son," alongside a rainbow emoji.

Others applauded Healy for taking a stand.

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One fan wrote: "Proud beyond words!", whilst another gushed: "He continues to make us all proud. Love this band for a reason."

Malaysian law criminalises sexual activity between people of the same sex, with its penal code criminalising 'carnal intercourse against the order of nature' and acts of 'gross indecency'.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns

Topics: Celebrity, Music, World News, Politics

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