Sir Elton John has lashed out at the mayor of Venice in Italy after 49 books about homosexuality and disability were banned from schools in the City of Bridges.
‘Beautiful Venice is indeed sinking, but not as fast as the boorishly bigoted [Luigi] Brugnaro,’ Elton wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of one of the ‘Furnish-John family’s favourite storybooks’.
He continued: ‘It champions an all-inclusive world where families come in all shapes, sizes and colours. And most importantly, that families are about love. Our boys adore it. And in the opposing corner we have Luigi Brugnaro, the extremely silly looking mayor of Venice.’
Elton and his husband David Furnish have been… Read the full story