The singer of the band the 1975 defied Dubai’s anti-LGBT laws during a concert on Wednesday by venturing into the crowd and kissing a male fan on the lips.
Video footage taken by fans and posted on Twitter showed Matt Healy telling gay fans that he loved them and that God did too.
Homosexual sex is illegal in the United Arab Emirates, and the UK Foreign Office advises that public displays of affection are frowned upon and there have been arrests in the past for kissing in public.
Videos shared online showed the band playing onstage in front of a rainbow-coloured backdrop. At one point, Healy was seen to leave the stage and kiss the man.
Speaking to fans from the stage, Healy said: “I love you, bro. We’re all human, right?” Healy also told the crowd: “If you’re gay, I love you and God fucking loves you.”
He later tweeted:
Thank you Dubai you were so amazing. I don’t think we’ll be allowed back due to my ‘behaviour’ but know that I love you and I wouldn’t have done anything differently given the chance again
But who knows maybe they will let me back in let’s just wait and see :)
A tweet containing footage of the kiss, which some fans suggested could put the man in danger, was later removed. It is unclear whether he was from Dubai.[…]
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