As far as I'm concerned, I've always considered myself committed to Elton and he's the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with. So in that sense I don't feel like the dynamic of our relationship is going to change. But from a social standpoint, I think it's hugely significant. It is a major, major change. It is one of the defining issues of our times.

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