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• SIR ELTON JOHN TELLS LGBT AWARDS: ‘I’M GAY AND I’M PROUD’
• IS ELTON JOHN GAY?
• ELTON JOHN TALKS COMG OUT, THOUGHT EVERYONE KNEW HE WAS GAY
• GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS THE US, SAYS ELTON JOHN

SIR ELTON JOHN TELLS LGBT AWARDS: ‘I’M GAY AND I’M PROUD’

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IS ELTON JOHN GAY?

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ELTON JOHN TALKS COMG OUT, THOUGHT EVERYONE KNEW HE WAS GAY

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Straight people, gay people, transgenr people. Elton John's journey to beg an out gay man may be a long and plex one, but the legendary sger-songwrer has long been an in and a bean of hope for the LGBTQ muny and will be for many years to e. In an exclive terview wh Variety at last month’s Cann Film Ftival, jt hours before the world premiere of his long--the-works bpic “Rocketman, ” John spoke ndidly about the “privilege” of beg a gay entertaer.

GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS THE US, SAYS ELTON JOHN

I’ve been very privileged bee I’m a bs that kd of accepts gay people. But 1992, at age 45, he was quoted the same magaze sayg he was “que fortable beg gay. Now 72, John tells Variety that he was 23 when he actually realized he was gay.

Acrdg to “Rocketman, ” she told her son he would never be tly loved bee he was gay. “It’s wonrful to be gay. “And I thk I wouldn’t have had the life I’ve had if I hadn’t been gay.

“Don’t let anybody torture you for beg gay or for your sexualy.