Elton John has weighed in on DaBaby’s homophobic comments at the Rolling Loud festival last weekend. “We’ve been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statem…
“We’ve been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent DaBaby show,” the singer-songwriter wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “This fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic.”
John continued, “HIV has affected over 70 million people globally: men, women, children and the most vulnerable people in our communities. In America, a gay black man has a 50% lifetime chance of contracting HIV. Stigma and shame around HIV and homosexuality is a huge driver of this vulnerability. We need to break down the myths and judgements and not fuel these.
“You can live a long and healthy life with HIV. Treatment is so advanced that with one pill a day, HIV can become undetectable in your body so you can’t pass it onto other people. Homophobic and HIV mistruths have no place in our society and industry and as musicians, we must spread compassion and love for the most marginalized people in our communities. A musician’s job is to bring people together.
In 1992, John created the nonprofit Elton John AIDS Foundation, which supports innovative HIV prevention, education programs, direct care and support services to people living with HIV. We've been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent DaBaby show. This fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic.
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