Elton John Is Meeting With Vladimir Putin To Discuss LGBT Rights In Russia

Elton John is a known diplomat. Remember when he brought LGBT rights to the Midwest after his summit with Eminem? Well now he’s trying to do the same thing in Russia by talking to President Vladimir Putin.

According to a post on Sir Elton’s Instagram (band name dibs), Elton spoke to Putin over the phone after the singer met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to discuss LGBT rights. Both Ukraine and neighboring Russia have poor track records with regards to the treatment of gays and lesbians. Russia has recently passed a series of vague, anti-gay laws that could lead to arrest and fines for being openly gay in the country.

According to Elton, the talk went well enough that they’ve scheduled another meeting face-to-face. Hopefully, he can really affect change in another part of the world and fingers crossed that he’ll wear something suitably fabulous while doing so.

(Via Stereogum)

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