KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities canceled a weekend music festival on Saturday after the frontman of a British indie rock group kissed his male bandmate following a tirade against the Southeast Asian country's laws against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.
Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia and laws criminalizing sodomy are punishable by imprisonment.
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