Cover of Elton John
On January 19th, Elton John decided that he’d had enough of the backlash about same-sex marriage while he was performing at a fundraiser on the subject in Los Angeles. He simply stated that he’s tired of being treated like a “second-class citizen” when he’s in America. John, who’s openly gay and is an active supporter of gay rights, became a father when he and his partner, David Furnish, adopted a baby boy on Christmas Day.
As he stood on stage at a fundraiser for the challenge of California’s gay marriage ban, he said, quite calmly, that “as I get older, I get more angry about it.” This comes after Elton John was said to have disappointed some supporters of gay marriage in 2008 after California passed its ban. Regarding that ban, he was reported to have said that he didn’t really want to get married, had no interest in it, and was perfectly happy with the civil union he has in his home country of England.
That viewpoint seems to have changed now. Elton is now behind the repeal of California’s gay marriage ban and is an even more avid supporter of equal rights for gays. He has promised to work as hard as possible to help get Proposition 8 overturned, even though he isn’t an American citizen. During his stint on stage at last week’s fundraiser, John stated that he’d like to see the vitriol and stone-throwing stop. He wants people to start getting along, whether gay, straight, Republican, or Democrat—everyone needs to start getting along and working together.
His son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John (boy, that’s a mouthful) was born in California from a surrogate mother that Elton Joh and his partner chose. The Church of England expressed doubt over John’s ability to be a proper parent, which John was upset over. While he doesn’t belong to the church, he has nothing against religion.
