Elton John Singles Out Anti-Grooming Laws
as Why He’s Done Performing in the US
Posted By: earlybird, 6/25/2023 11:41:06 AM
As his farewell tour wraps up, pop singer Elton John said he has no plans to perform again in the United States due to the country’s “growing swell of anger and homophobia.” That’s according to what the “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” musician said in an interview he gave Radio Times, where he noted what he described as a growing number of anti-grooming laws being passed in states, including Florida, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He specifically singled out Florida’s laws, calling them “disgraceful.”
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So grooming is important to Elton… They can put a yellow brick road over his mouth for all I care...