Key Points
- The 1975 frontman Matty Healy kissed bassist Ross MacDonald on stage at a Malaysian music festival.
- The kiss was in protest to the country’s anti-LGBTIQ+ laws.
- The band’s performance was cut short after the kiss and Healy’s criticism of the laws.
Malaysia’s government has halted a music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur a day after the frontman of British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticised .
“There will be no compromise against any party that challenges, disparages and violates Malaysian laws,” communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said in a…
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