There are 250,000 Ukrainians living with HIV, and more than 600,000 in communities at risk from it. I said I would do everything to help and renew that pledge today On a perfect spring evening ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/23/kyiv-ukraine-ukrainians-hiv-elton-john
Brexit negotiators have screwed up the deal for Britain’s emerging musicians. They need our support Report: Brexit negotiators ‘screwed up’ deal for British musicians In 1966, I went to...
The coronavirus pandemic has intensified the discrimination and prejudice against LGBTQ+ people. It’s time to act Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage June and th...
In this exclusive article, Elton John writes about his extraordinary life and why he finally decided to give the Rocketman biopic the green light I was in the cinema for about 15 minutes before...
It’s almost a year since George Michael died. Here, Elton John, Mariah Carey, James Corden and Tatjana Patitz recall their friend George was always great fun to be with. He was never afraid t...
The cruelty and violence facing transgender people in US prisons is connected to the fight for equality for the LGBT community across America Ashley Diamond, a transgender inmate who was denied...
The singer writes a forceful letter to Russia and Vladimir Putin following a recent visit to Moscow – read the full letter here • Elton John condemns Russia's 'vicious' anti-gay legislation ...
I went to Russia to challenge the wrong-thinking anti-gay laws, and the stigma and isolation faced by people with HIV There was a lot of speculation about whether I would go to Russia this year....
This month's G8 summit has a real chance to turn the tide. It must not give up on the job it started eight years ago This month the UK will once again host the leaders of the eight richest econo...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/07/make-aids-history
Ukraine's threat to outlaw homosexuality should be opposed by all those who believe in equality On Saturday night I was in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, performing at an Aids awareness concert. S...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jul/01/gay-rights-human-rights-elton-ohn
Failing to address the everyday use of the word 'gay' as a playground insult is inexcusable. We owe our children better In spite of everything that's gone before, the last 12 months have been th...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/04/homophobia-bullying-elton-john
In the spirit of your fight against Aids, free Monjeza and Chimbalanga – an open letter to the president of Malawi Dear President Mutharika You and I have never met, but we have long been pa...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/29/aids-malawi-chimbalanga-monjeza
Millions of people with HIV hope that the G8 will remember its pledge to them next week When I set up the Elton John Aids Foundation 14 years ago, Aids was a death sentence. During the 1990s the...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/sep/22/comment.politics
Homophobia is far from dead. My 60th birthday wish is that we all stand up for basic human rights ... The Rocketman in concert. Photograph: PA The bigots still have a loud voice and they're no...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/mar/22/shoutthehomophobicbigotsdo
Homophobia is far from dead. My 60th birthday wish is that we all stand up for basic human rights The bigots still have a loud voice and they're not being shouted down. On December 21 2005 I was...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/mar/22/comment.gayrights
Elton John, who will marry his partner this week, says there is a lot we can do to help the world's victims of homophobia It has been a long struggle for equal rights for gay people in Britain, ...
The worldwide repression of homosexuals is a disgrace that our leaders must address urgently From the stage of the Live8 concert in Hyde Park yesterday, I could feel the crowd's great anticipati...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/jul/03/popandrock.gayrights