Elton John wants to call David Furnish “husband”

Elton John used to say the civil unions were enough and that same-sex couples didn’t really need marriage.

Well, the Rocket Man is singing a different tune these days.

The singer and David Furnish became domestic partners on December 25, 2005, the very first day gay couples in Britain were allowed to obtain a civil partnership.

‘Now, six and a half years on from the happiest day of my life, when we have a beautiful boy called Zachary, I would love nothing more than to make history again – by marrying David,’ Elton writes in a column for the UK’s The Independent. ‘If we legalize gay marriage in Britain, you can bet your last penny that I’ll be pushing to call him my husband at the first opportunity – though whether he or I go down on one knee is a matter for negotiation!’

The Oscar and multiple Grammy winner acknowledges that a civil union is far more than same-sex couples get in other parts of the world where some people are persecuted for their

sexuality. But that is no reason not to push for marriage in the UK.

‘There is a world of difference between calling someone your ‘partner’ and calling them your ‘husband,” he writes. ”Partner’ is a word that should be preserved for people you play tennis with, or work alongside in business. It doesn’t come close to describing the love that I have for David, and he for me. In contrast, ‘husband’ does.’

‘A ‘husband’ is somebody that you cherish forever, that you would give up everything for, that you love in sickness and in health,’ he adds. ‘Until the law recognizes David Furnish is my husband, and not merely my partner, the law won’t describe the man I know and adore.’