The 1975 Banned From Malaysia After Matty Healy Defies Anti-LGBTQ Law By Kissing Bandmate
22.07.2023 - 16:09
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The 1975 is officially “blacklisted” from Malaysia after frontman Matty Healy openly defied the country’s draconian anti-LGBTQ laws while headlining a musical festival in Kuala Lumpur.
“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 telling us who we can have sex with,” Healy told the audience at the Good Vibes festival on Friday, as reported by People.
“And I’m sorry if that offends you and you’re religious, but your government are a bunch of f**king… and I don’t care anymore. If you push I’m gonna push back. I’m not in the f**king mood. I’m not in the f**king mood anymore,” Healy continued, referencing Malaysian laws criminalizing homosexuality, which is punishable by caning and 20 years in prison.
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“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. Because you’re young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progressive and cool,” he added.
“I pulled this show yesterday and we had a conversation, we said, ‘You know what, we can’t let the kids down because they’re not the government.’ But I’ve done this before. I’ve gone to a country where it’s f**king ridiculous, it’s f**king ridiculous to tell people what they can do with that [points to crotch] and that [points to 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,” he