Malaysia Cancels Music Festival Over Same-Sex Kiss Onstage

British rockers The 1975 cut their Friday show at the Good Vibes music festival short after lead singer Matty Healy slammed Malaysia's anti-gay laws in a profanity-filled speech, before kissing bassist Ross MacDonald on stage.

Malaysian authorities cancelled a weekend music festival on Saturday after the frontman of a British indie rock group kissed his male bandmate following a tirade against the country's anti-LGBTQ laws.

Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia and laws criminalising sodomy are punishable by imprisonment. LGBTQ people in the country also face regular discrimination by authorities.

British rockers The 1975 cut their Friday show at the Good Vibes music festival short after lead singer Matty Healy slammed Malaysia's anti-gay laws in a profanity-filled speech, before kissing bassist Ross MacDonald on stage.