Elton John Slams Gay Marriage Ban, Lauds Civil Unions
Elton John and David Furnish may have had a ceremony to solidify their commitment, but John recently let the world know, “We're not married. Let's get that right. We have a civil partnership.”
John distanced himself from the protests that are taking place in cities across the United States. “What is wrong with Proposition 8 is that they went for marriage,” he said.
John and Furnish came to the U.S. for the annual benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
“I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get together, they should have a civil partnership,” John advised.
“The word 'marriage,' I think, puts a lot of people off. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships,” John added.
Hosting the dinner-fundraiser was CNN's Anderson Cooper, who hasn’t indicated whether he agrees with the legendary rocker.
Tim Robbins Gripes the Vote
Tim Robbins created a bit of a scene on Election Day.
Apparently, the actor’s name wasn’t on the list at the New York YMCA on West 14th Street when he arrived.
After being offered the opportunity to vote with a paper ballot, Robbins refused and went to court to force election officials to allow him to use the voting machine.
“This is just one example of how difficult it is to vote in the US,” Robbins groused to the press.
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James Hirsen is a New York Times best selling author, commentator, news analyst and law professor. He has appeared on the O’Reilly Factor, Scarborough Country, CNN’s People in the News, Fox and Friends, ABC’s Politically Incorrect and numerous other television programs. He is also a frequent radio guest of Sean Hannity, G. Gordon Liddy, Dennis Prager, Michael Reagan and hosts his own daily nationally syndicated radio program. Hirsen is author of the popular weekly column, “The Left Coast Report,” and the New York Times bestseller Tales from the Left Coast: True Stories of Hollywood Stars and Their Outrageous Politics . He teaches law at both Trinity Law School and Biola University in Southern California and is admitted to practice in the California and Washington, D.C. Bar Associations as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
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