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• The British band, The 1975, may have thought their same-sex kiss on stage during a Good Vibes Festival performance was a statement against the government of Malaysia, but in fact it only hurts members of the LGBTQ community living by the country's laws, according to Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies).
  

This article first appeared in CNA Online and on NUSNews on 1 August 2023.