Matty Healy has hit back at hardline Malaysian officials who banned him from performing in the country after he kissed his male bandmate on stage to protest their anti-LGBT laws. 

Healy, who recently made headlines for his whirlwind romance with Taylor Swift, slammed Malaysia’s anti-gay laws in a profanity-filled speech at the Good Vibes music festival in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, before kissing bassist Ross MacDonald.

And today the 1975 frontman, 34, posted a series of throwback snaps with bassist MacDonald to imply a very close relationship between the two of them, poking fun at the ban.

The outspoken singer responded to the ban and the cancellation of the festival, writing: ‘Ok well why don’t you try and not make out with Ross for 20 years. Not as easy as it looks.’ 

He also shared a video of a speech by author and speaker Christopher Hitchens in the midst of the AIDS crisis, in which he said: ‘Homosexuality is not just a form of sex – it’s a form of love.’

Matty Healy has hit back at hardline Malaysian officials who banned him from performing in the country by posting a series of snaps with bandmate Ross MacDonald, who he controversially kissed on stage on Friday

Healy appeared to be poking fun at authorities by implying a very close relationship with his bandmate

Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia and laws criminalising sodomy are punishable by imprisonment. LGBTQ people in the country also face regular discrimination by authorities and rights groups have been warned of growing intolerance.

Matty had also appeared to edit a picture of his classic ‘Men In Black’ style hat onto a map of Malaysia to once again snub the authorities’ decision. 

He then posted a screenshot of his name trending on Twitter to Mad World by Tears For Fears. 

In his speech before the controversial and passionate kiss, Healy said: ‘I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with.’

He added: ‘I made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it.’ 

‘Unfortunately you don’t get a set of loads of uplifting songs because I’m f****** furious and that’s not fair on you, because you’re not representative of your government because you are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progressive and cool.’ 

He later abruptly ended the set, saying: ‘All right, we gotta go. We just got banned from Kuala Lumpur.’

A source close to the band told MailOnline yesterday: ‘Matty has a long-time record of advocating for the LGBTQ+ community and the band wanted to stand up for their LGBTQ+ fans and the community.’ 

He also shared a video of a speech by author and speaker Christopher Hitchens in the midst of the AIDS crisis, in which he said: ‘Homosexuality is not just a form of sex – it’s a form of love.’

Malaysia cancelled a music festival on Saturday after The 1975 frontman Matty Healy kissed his bandmate Ross MacDonald live on stage

Matty Healy slammed Malaysia’s anti-gay laws in a profanity-filled speech before the controversial kiss

The outspoken singer responded to the ban and the cancellation of the festival

Matty appeared to snub the Malaysian authorities in a series of Instagram stories, including editing his hat onto the map of Malaysia and showing his name trending on Twitter