Today (September 5) marks what would have been the 73rd birthday of the late Freddie Mercury. To mark the occasion, we look back on a tribute from Elton John, one of Mercury’s closest friends, in his 2013 book. Mercury passed away from complications from AIDS on November 24, 1991, having only revealed to the public that he had…
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GET TESTED! WHY WOULDN’T YOU? SIR ELTON JOHN & PRINCE HARRY JOIN FORCES @ AIDS CONFERENCE
Sir Elton John and Prince Harry have left messages of support for fighting HIV/AIDS – while attending the International AIDS Conference. Prince Harry has recently focused more of his engagements around HIV – even taking a HIV test himself in a Facebook Live video earlier this month. The fifth-in-line to the throne has visited a number of HIV clinics in…
VLADIMIR PUTIN WILL MEET WITH SIR ELTON JOHN TO DISCUSS GAY RIGHTS, FOR REAL THIS TIME
The Kremlin has confirmed that Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with Sir Elton John for real – after the singer was fooled by a prankster. The veteran singer, who has a large following in Russia, fell victim to a hoax earlier this month after he asked President Putin to meet with him to discuss his country’s ‘gay…
ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MSM, LGBT PROGRAMS
The Elton John AIDS Foundation is donating funds to new HIV programs focused on the U.S. LGBT population as well as on men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa, according to an EJAF press release. Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish—the EJAF founder and chairman, respectively—met with Secretary of State John…