The 1975s Matty Healy delivered an impassioned speech against the abortion ban during the bands performance at Alabamas Hangout Fest on Friday night.
While speaking about the importance of freedom of expression, The 1975 frontman transitioned into advocating for womens rights. The reason Im so angry is because I dont believe [the ban] is about the preservation of life, I believe its about the controlling of women, Healy told the crowd.
Mattys speech about performing in Alabama and the abortion ban @the1975 thank you pic.twitter.com/fxiREQin9C
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Healy went onto reveal that he spent the prior night reading the abortion bill, which discussed the number of Jews that died in the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and mass murder.
Therespeople, men in the active government actively comparing the harrowing difficult life choices of female American citizens to the Holocaust, to the Holocaust. That is a disgrace, said Healy, adding that if you think the Holocaust is analogous to those things, people will call you a monster, but I will tell you, you are fundamentally uneducated.
The reason Im so angry is because I dont believe [the ban] is about the preservation of life, I believe its about the controlling of women, he continued, criticizing the government officials who passed the law saying, you are not men of God, you are simply misogynistic wankers.
heres @Truman_Black from @the1975 talking about the abortion ban at @Hangoutfest in Alabama. excuse my shaky hands!! pic.twitter.com/cZQul7XrYP
Paige Benjamin (@paige_benjamin) May 18, 2019
The 1975 is reportedly set to release Notes On A Conditional Formthe follow-up to last years album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationshipsin June. While theyre currently in the midst of a North American tour, the band will head to the U.K., Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand from June through September. A full list of tour dates can be seen here.