Gay rights are gog backwards the US, says Elton John | Elton John | The Guardian

Contents:

• IS ELTON JOHN GAY?
• 'HELLO YELLOW BRICK ROAD' — SF GAY MEN'S CHOS PAYS HOMAGE TO ELTON JOHN AND OZ
• GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS THE US, SAYS ELTON JOHN
• GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS THE US, SAYS ELTON JOHN
• ELTON JOHN DECLARED THAT ‘GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS IN THE US’ AND IT IS ‘DISGRACEFUL’
• ‘PHILALPHIA FREEDOM’ ISN’T JT A GAY ANTHEM. IT’S A PRI ANTHEM.

IS ELTON JOHN GAY?

"There’s a law now that, if you vis a doctor Florida, they n refe to treat you if you’re gay, which I fd jt unbelievable. “It’s a growg swell of anger and homophobia that’s around Ameri.

”The mician also weighed on a recent sndal volvg Brish news anchor Phillip Schofield, llg the public rponse to "totally homophobic. 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.

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.

'HELLO YELLOW BRICK ROAD' — SF GAY MEN'S CHOS PAYS HOMAGE TO ELTON JOHN AND OZ

Acrdg to “Rocketman, ” she told her son he would never be tly loved bee he was gay.

“It’s wonrful to be gay. I love beg 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. “There are so many wonrful diverse people the world — straight people, gay people [and] transgenr people. People who should know better plac of rponsibily [and] attack gay people, transgenr people … they claim to be close to God, [but] they uldn’t be further away om God if they tried.

GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS THE US, SAYS ELTON JOHN

Sir Elton Hercul John is a Brish sger, poser, and pianist generally nicknamed the "Rocketman" and he is gay.

ContentsWhen did Elton John e out as gay?

When did Elton John e out as gay? In 1992, he me out as gay and claimed he was "que fortable about beg gay" regardg his sexual orientatn.

GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS THE US, SAYS ELTON JOHN

After their divorce, he me out as gay four years later. In 1970, Elton John started his first gay affair wh John Reid, the Tamla Motown Label manager for the UK.

Growg up a time where queer ( his time was “homosexual, ” then “gay, ” then “LGBT” and now we’ve land at “queer”) was nsired a mental disorr by the DSM-II (the Amerin classifitn of mental disorrs), John had ltle to no affirmatns.

John officially me out as bisexual a Rollg Stone terview 1976 and publicly said he was “fortable beg gay” by 1988. And even allegedly progrsive New York Cy, the reportedly only black-owned gay bar Harlem had s rabow flags set on fire this week.

ELTON JOHN DECLARED THAT ‘GAY RIGHTS ARE GOG BACKWARDS IN THE US’ AND IT IS ‘DISGRACEFUL’

As I wrote June 2016 for, when Tmp was mpaigng – and wng – on as much hate as possible, I was keenly aware as a black gay man there is a possibily of the threat of vlence.

The San Francis Gay Men's Chos will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sir Elton John's landmark album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" on July 19. Jab Stensberg, Artistic Director of SF Gay Men's Chos. Dorothy's acceptance, cln and celebratn of her new iends that are different om her ronat wh me personally as a gay man.

‘PHILALPHIA FREEDOM’ ISN’T JT A GAY ANTHEM. IT’S A PRI ANTHEM.

"San Francis Gay Men's Chos' 'Hello Yellow Brick Road, ' July 19, 7:30pm. Gay rights are gog backwards the US, where “disgraceful” laws are discrimatg agast LGBTQ+ people, Elton John has said.

There’s a law now that, if you vis a doctor Florida, they n refe to treat you if you’re gay, which I fd jt unbelievable.