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Elton John Talked Openly About Sexuality When No One Else Did

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Elton John is one of music’s most well-known gay musicians. The flamboyant performer admitted to Rolling Stone in 1976: “There’s nothing wrong with going to bed with somebody of your own sex. I think everybody’s bisexual to a certain degree.” Even though his sexuality was an open secret, his admission was shocking because in those days no one discussed sexuality, especially not with the press.

John joined the battle against AIDS in the late 1980s. He founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992. He wed his partner David Furnish in 2014 after same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales.