HomoQuotable – Elton John

‘I know a lot of people, and perhaps especially religious people,
will say that David and I should count ourselves lucky for living in a
country that allows civil partnerships, and call it quits there. Well, I don’t accept this. I don’t accept it because
there is a world of difference between calling someone your ‘partner’
and calling them your ‘husband’. ‘Partner’ is a word that should be
preserved for people you play tennis with, or work alongside in
business. It doesn’t come close to describing the love that I have for David,
and he for me. In contrast, ‘husband’ does. A ‘husband’ is somebody that
you cherish forever, that you would give up everything for, that you
love in sickness and in health. Until the law recognises David Furnish is my
husband, and not merely my partner, the law won’t describe the man I
know and adore.” – Elton John, writing for Britain’s Independent.