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Malaysian drag queen accuses The 1975 singer of 'white saviour complex'

Carmen Rose told Newshour's Rob Young that The 1975 singer's message at a Malaysian music festival didn't consider risks to LGBTQ+ people in the country. Matty Healy kissed the band's male bass player and criticised Malaysian laws that make homosexuality a crime.

(Picture: The 1975 performing on the main stage at the Trnsmt Festival at Glasgow Green in Glasgow. Picture date: Sunday July 9, 2023. See PA story SHOWBIZ Trnsmt. Photo credit should read: Lesley Martin/PA Wire)

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