On World AIDS Day, Elton John and David Furnish honor the millions of lives lost to the AIDS virus

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), a global leader in the fight to end AIDS, commemorates World AIDS Day 2017 by honoring the 35 million lives lost to HIV/AIDS around the world, and urging world leaders to support the 36.7 million currently living with HIV/AIDS with necessary services and care. This…

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EJAF Academy Awards Viewing Party raises record-breaking $7 million to help end HIV/AIDS

LOS ANGELES — The 25th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party hosted by Sir Elton John and David Furnish raised a record-breaking $7 million for the global effort to end AIDS. The gala, which took place Sunday, Feb. 26, at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, was generously sponsored by BVLGARI, Neuro…

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Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry

Sir Elton John has today tied the knot with his civil partner David Furnish, reports Pink News. The veteran singer entered into a civil partnership with Furnish in 2005, and the pair are fathers to sons Zachary and Elijah. After regulations came in last week governing the conversion of civil partnerships to marriages, the pair made…

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The Elton John AIDS Foundation announces more than $3.2 million in grants

NEW YORK — The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has announced more than $3.2 million in new grants, bringing the Foundation’s total grant disbursements for the calendar year 2014 to an impressive $6.857 million.  These end-of-year grants represent EJAF’s continued commitment to helping all people infected with HIV and combating stigma in communities most threatened…

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Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 13th Annual An Enduring Vision raises over $3.7 million

NEW YORK — Sir Elton John continued his humanitarian efforts to raise money for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and awareness programs across the United States, the Americas, and the Caribbean at the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF)’s 13th annual benefit An Enduring Vision held at Cipriani Wall Street, Oct. 28. American Airlines, Goldman Sachs Gives, Robert…

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Sir Elton John and David Furnish visit Washington, DC, for talks with Secretary of State John Kerry and Human Rights Campaign event

NEW YORK — Sir Elton John and David Furnish, the founder and chairman, respectively, of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), were in Washington, D.C., last Friday for a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry.  Discussions with Secretary Kerry centered on EJAF’s new collaborative arrangement with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)…

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Sir Elton John and David Furnish to be honored at 18th Annual HRC National Dinner

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has announced that Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish will be honored at the organization’s 18th Annual National Dinner Saturday, Oct. 25, in Washington, D.C. “We are truly excited to honor such influential international AIDS activists and philanthropists at this year’s national dinner,” said HRC President…

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Elton John AIDS Foundation is largest funder of LGBTQ programs for black Americans

NEW YORK — The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has been identified by Funders for LGBTQ Issues as the largest funder of programs for black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer individuals. “We are immensely proud to be recognized by Funders for LGBTQ Issues for our work focused on the needs of black LGBTQ communities,”…

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