Elton John to wed

Elton John's publicist tells the BBC (cited here via the Atlanta Journal Constitution) that the singer intends to marry his long-time partner sometime next year in Great Britain.
New laws recognizing gay civil partnerships take effect in Britain on Dec. 5. According to the article:

"The law, which is only applicable to homosexuals and not as an alternative to heterosexual marriage, grants lesbian and gay couples the same tax, pension, and inheritance status as married couples."

Gay marriages. Hmm. It will never happen in Malaysia for another 100 years. Via lazycat