Well, we can't leave anyone behind just because they are sex workers or they are needle users, intravenous drug users, prostitutes.
Elton JohnYou can cage the songbird, but you can't make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you'll have to clip her wings.
Elton JohnIn the '50s you weren't taught about sex whatsoever. It was never just talked about. People used to snoop behind their curtains and look at the neighbors. And if a girl became pregnant in your part of the world, she was shipped off to the countryside.
Elton JohnI've been coming to America since 1970, and it's like my second home, but I've never felt such a divided country, ever. I didn't think it would get to this point, and it breaks my heart.
Elton JohnYou know, no one should be marginalized in society when it comes to health. And, you know, we have - as a foundation, we have tried to champion those people [sex workers, needle users, intravenous drug users, prostitutes] and be by - be by their side and say, listen, these people cannot be forgotten. If you forget about them, then the disease is never going to go away.
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