The 1975’s Matty Healy kissed bandmate Ross MacDonald during the band’s set at Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival on Friday. The remainder of the festival was subsequently canceled, and despite Healy’s intentions, some members of Malaysia’s LGBTQ community worry that the incident will do more harm than good.
Homosexuality is outlawed in Malaysia and carries a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years. Because of that, Healy said the band “made a mistake” in agreeing to playing the festival. “When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it,” he told the crowd.
“I don’t see the fucking 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,” he continued. “I’m sorry if that offends you, and you’re religious, and it’s part of your fucking government… I don’t care anymore.
Homosexuality is outlawed in Malaysia and carries a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years. Because of that, Healy said the band “made a mistake” in agreeing to playing the festival. “When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it,” he told the crowd.
“I don’t see the fucking 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,” he continued. “I’m sorry if that offends you, and you’re religious, and it’s part of your fucking government… I don’t care anymore.
- 7/22/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
The documentary recounts the Debenhams picket strike in 2020
Joe Lee’s 406 Days received the audience award at Dublin International Film Festival after closing the event on Saturday (March 4).
The feature documentary recounts the Debenhams picket strike which took place in April 2020 after 1,000 of the store’s retail workers were made redundant via email. It is produced by Fergus Dowd.
406 Days also picked up best Irish documentary in the Dublin Film Critics Circle (Dfcc) awards and won the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (Iccl) human rights film award.
Runners up for the audience award included Claire Dix’s debut feature Sunlight,...
Joe Lee’s 406 Days received the audience award at Dublin International Film Festival after closing the event on Saturday (March 4).
The feature documentary recounts the Debenhams picket strike which took place in April 2020 after 1,000 of the store’s retail workers were made redundant via email. It is produced by Fergus Dowd.
406 Days also picked up best Irish documentary in the Dublin Film Critics Circle (Dfcc) awards and won the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (Iccl) human rights film award.
Runners up for the audience award included Claire Dix’s debut feature Sunlight,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
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