Sir
Elton John and David Furnish are planning their wedding now that gay marriage
has been legalised. The pair are plotting their nuptials - eight years after
they became one of the first gay couples in the UK to enter into a civil
partnership in
December 2005.
The Rocket Man singer,
67, and the filmmaker, 51, have been together for more than 20 years and they
have two sons, Zachary, three, and one-year-old Elijah.
David wrote in Attitude magazine's Love & Marriage special:
"Elton and I will marry – as a high-profile couple; we feel it is our duty
to do it, to make sure that everyone knows that this is something that
many gay men living in this country never dreamed would happen.
"When it was announced that gay couples were able to obtain a
civil partnership, Elton and I did so on the day it came into law.
"As
something of a showman, [Elton] is aware that whatever he says and does, people
will sit up and take notice -so what better way to celebrate that historic
moment in time.
"Our big day made the news, it was all over the internet
within minutes of happening and front page news the next day."
He continued: "Elton and I both think there is a massive
difference between calling someone your 'partner' and calling them your
'husband'.
"Partner' is such an impersonal word and doesn't adequately
describe the love we have for each other.
"When Zachary and Elijah are grown up and having children of
their own, they will – hopefully – be living in a world where everyone can be equal,
when being married isn't about whether you're straight or gay, but simply about
being human."
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