Sir Elton John was blocked from adopting an orphan
msn.comSir Elton John was stopped from adopting a Ukrainian orphan because of his sexuality. The 75-year-old star and his husband David Furnish tried to adopt a child from an orphanage they visited, but they were told they wouldn't be able to because they're gay.
The 'Rocket Man' hitmaker - who has Elijah, nine, and Zachary, 11, with David - said: "I was carrying this little boy around for hours.
We had a press conference at the end and they said ‘You seem very fond of this little boy. Would you think of adopting him?’ and I went ‘I’d actually love to!' "Of course, not thinking about social media, it went around the world straight away.
It was ‘Elton John wants to adopt two children. '" Despite this, Elton and David weren't allowed to adopt the boy at the time.
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