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Elton John To Marry Partner As Britain Legalizes Gay Marriage
British singer Elton John will marry long-time partner David Furnish now that Britain’s legalization of gay marriage has been put into effect, the singer said in an interview on Monday.
John, 67, told NBC’s “Today” host Matt Lauer that he and Furnish, who were one of the first couples to become united when Britain legalized the Civil Partnership Act in December 2005, will marry in a small ceremony this year, as early as May.
“We’ll do it very quietly,” the singer said. “But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion and we will have our children.”
John and Furnish have two children born via surrogate, Zachary, 3, and one-year-old Elijah. The singer said he was “very proud of Britain” and the progress made to make gay marriage legal.
“Having our civil partnership was an incredible breakthrough for people that have campaigned for a long time – through the ’60s and the ’50s in England when it was so hard to be gay and hard to be open about it. And it was a criminal act,” the singer said.
“So for this legislation to come through is joyous, and we should celebrate it,” he added.
John is one Britain’s most prominent musicians and gay celebrities, and has often used his status in the music world to make a statement on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Earlier this year, the singer wrote a 500-word statement criticizing Russia’s ban on homosexual propaganda.
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron hailed the country’s first gay marriages last week when the law came into force, saying that no one should be denied their right to marry because of their sexual orientation.
The decision has caused rifts in Cameron’s Conservative Party where many are opposed to same-sex marriage as it goes against their Christian beliefs.
The 2005 Civil Partnership Act allowed same-sex couples to have the same legal rights as marriage, but not the distinction of marriage.
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HOLYLAND ISRAEL and Their Prostitution Policies
April 2, 2014 at 1:07 pm
Good for them!!
Umupandapwiti
April 2, 2014 at 1:31 pm
So ninshi aka kambi eka girlo? Eko batomba pamatako nangula ni 50-50?
icinshikululwaWHAT IS NOT HUMAN, WILL NEVER BE HUMAN!
April 2, 2014 at 1:41 pm
Legalizing???! SHAME! I have never find this kind of level of SIN in my life like THIS b4. If this thing is a usual thing; why fighting for its legality. This is Not Human, and yu know it. Shame!!! IDIOTS!
bitter truth
April 3, 2014 at 12:28 pm
Christian “religion” is based upon stolen material that has been twisted, warped and distorted to manipulate, confuse and incite fear into humanity.
St charles
April 2, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Cowards in right living, look up to God he created u a male stop improvising a female in a fellow male
boy
April 3, 2014 at 12:15 pm
fúck GOD!
mundiaM
April 3, 2014 at 2:12 pm
FCUK YOURSELF!
mungu wambuto
April 2, 2014 at 2:56 pm
awe sure mipamba iyi bakwindi imwe
AFRIKA: BEWARE OF A WHITE MAN'S DIRTY PRESCRIPTIONS.
April 2, 2014 at 3:29 pm
Embracing and legalising sodomy, lesbianism, prostitution will never prevail in Zambia.Amano ya buwelewele pe sonde.
jamakudi
April 2, 2014 at 4:57 pm
This is an abomination. But I m sure Fred Mmembe must be very pleased.
St charles
April 2, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Elton John pakamenso kwati ni satana
Zoona
April 2, 2014 at 6:25 pm
The end is near.
Jove
April 3, 2014 at 12:26 pm
The name “Jehova” was stolen from the Roman God “Jove” for one.
sko
April 2, 2014 at 6:41 pm
“WE HAVE SUCH LAWS IN OUR COUNTRY.WHAT WE NEED IS TO IMPLEMENT THEM.” I thot I heard someone say this. Loleleni fye..
kkkkk
April 2, 2014 at 6:57 pm
Zoona, you are right, the world is ending.
steve
April 2, 2014 at 7:30 pm
This is the fulfillment of prophecy. What is happening now is the same things which were happening during Noah’s time in the Bible. In 2 Timothy 3:1-5 it is talking about end time signs. And in Genesis God created man in His own image and removed a rib to make him a help, who is a woman and blessed them. He also commanded them to fill the whole earth. Gay marriage is going against our creators commandment.
Lesa twafweni
April 2, 2014 at 8:53 pm
After that i saw those that feared the Lord saying to one another and a book of remembrance was opened. The throne was set and he that sat on it to whom the world fled. Whose eyes were as bows of fire and his face like the sun in its strength, his hair like wool, his rob down to the feet as white as snow. His feet like refined brass. Who holds the keys of life and death. He sat to judge. Utobushi uku meeee! Ne mpanga uku. U ve got to choose
jamakudi
April 2, 2014 at 9:53 pm
What is surprising is that even eminent pipo in society are supporting this nonsense.
woman of God.
April 2, 2014 at 9:55 pm
Disgusting!
boy
April 3, 2014 at 12:12 pm
twala imishino ishanunka nga kapenta iyabola….
mundiaM
April 3, 2014 at 2:17 pm
You are truly cursed and your own judgement is coming!
people
April 3, 2014 at 10:45 am
So this younger fo0l is the one being facked in tha as$ by that other old fo0l called Elton John & vice versa, atase ukutomba umukote umwaume pa matako elo amafi ya bakote yalanunka zoona, ndefwaya ukuluka! byoooooo huhu byoooooo.
boy
April 3, 2014 at 12:08 pm
imwe bakolwe why bother about other people’s choices? Bushye musula wakwawiso batombapo chikala?
Sotambe
April 3, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Awe musula wakwa wiso emo ulila chikala mpaka wiso imputi ekesuke elyo ukapema
Surprised Zambian
April 3, 2014 at 11:01 am
I asked my male dog whether it can accept a marriage proposal from Elton, the answer: He is worse than us dogs, because we can never have sex with the same sex dog, if he tries I will just ask the hyena in the eastern province to help him become a woman. He is too dirty I cant eat his filthy private parts that are only entertained by faeces. ata tu! I was not surprised by this answer because my dog was right.
boy
April 3, 2014 at 12:06 pm
ID!OT
mundiaM
April 3, 2014 at 2:21 pm
SKUNK!
Sotambe
April 3, 2014 at 3:08 pm
Iwe boi chili shani? LOL
"IN THE SECRET OF MY KNOWLEDGE THERE IS NO GOD BUT ME"
April 3, 2014 at 12:44 pm
The Holy Bible: A Book of Jewish Witchcraft
Surprised Zambian
April 3, 2014 at 1:27 pm
Truth hurts dirt and useless boy. A dead dog is better than you, because at least it was born of female and male relationship. But you, how were you born? Through man to man sex? It would have been better for you not to have been born and disgrace humanity.
NASIKUKU MUKOMBWE
April 3, 2014 at 1:38 pm
what has become of you ****** baboons?you shall indeed burn.may god deliver you.
mundiaM
April 3, 2014 at 2:26 pm
Everything holy is being corrupted. Marriage was sanctified by Jehovah Our God as a union between man and woman and the rulers of this corrupt earth and its leaders are twisting marriage. Sex outside marriage is as sinful as sex between homosexuals and neither should be legalised by any God fearing people. Sin should be hidden so that our children’s morals are preserved.
In Zambia, anyone with balls should try legalising homosexuality and they face the wrath of the majority of the people of this country.
amalumbo kuli Lesa.
April 3, 2014 at 2:32 pm
Even when 1million people say and do a foolish thing it is still a foolish thing no mata hw many people suports it.
mafi spoon
April 3, 2014 at 8:10 pm
zoona pamputi sure nafwa ine hihihihihhihihihihihih
umu zompiki
April 3, 2014 at 8:26 pm
Bt zoona aba bantu fipuba sanafye,,,,,,,,ukuitomba ba guy mweka mweka pamu sula shuwa
Machacha
April 3, 2014 at 9:13 pm
Fi satanyoko imwe! Ninebo mbona ifyo buleigila pamusula, elo nshakaleke! Nda nyenga pa puti elo bushe musula wenu mbomfya nangu waka wiso nangula nshikulu obe! Pamusula palilowa elo ta pakupuka nge nchinyo chaba ninenu!