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Congrats to Elton John & his spouse David Furnish on the arrival of their baby son<\/a> Zachary.,,<\/p>\n

While I\u2019m generally wary of older people having babies (Sr Elton is 62 and David is 48). The fact is serious money mitigates many of the problems & at 48, David at least should be around to celebrate their child\u2019s High School graduation\u2026<\/p>\n

And as I watch how this has been received in the media, it shows this is an important event in the normalization of BGLT<\/a> relationships.<\/p>\n

Good on them!<\/p>\n

Another expression of that wondrous circle of life in which we are all joined\u2026 <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Ok_3j0Ijd4?fs=1<\/a>\n

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