I would categorically state that person is NOT arguing in good faith.

My initial point was that although his morals clearly disagreed with something, their morals were equally as valid. He then attempted to have his cake and eat it by waffling ‘the government and the people are likely to differ’, but then contradicting that with ‘if most people agree with the government on this that’s wrong too.’

Rather than outright say “I believe this is wrong and I don’t care if the whole country disagrees,’ he tries to hide behind the “will of the people” and then contradicts himself anyway. He clearly doesn’t know the general Malaysian attitude to homosexuality, and tries to fence sit in a disingenuous way.