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In the weeks leading up to June 16, 2023, when I attended the Pittsburgh leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, the online chatter about the 33-year-old singer had become draining.

Letters: Praise for singer Matty Healy and campaigner Peter Tatchell for highlighting the plight of LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia

Authorities cancelled the Good Vibes festival after frontman Matty Healy criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, leading musicians and food vendors to seek damages

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy could be facing legal action after he shared an on-stage smooch with the band’s bass player Ross MacDonald during the Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia, effectively cancelling the remainder of the festival. The cancellation of the festival was not only devastating to punters who missed…

The Kuala Lumpur regime will be delighted that the focus is on the 1975, rather than the human rights abuses the band condemned, says activist Peter Tatchell

The 1975 singer’s onstage condemnation of homophobic laws has angered conservatives and left some LGBTQ+ people uneasy

Some activists warned that The 1975 frontman’s actions would generate a backlash against the local LGBT+ community

"Matty becoming a raging drunkard to preach a word salad is peak performative bullshit."

The British pop rock band The 1975 had its set at a Malaysian music festival cut short on Friday night after frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticised the country's anti-LGBTQ+ laws.