K-Earth101, 30 October 2014

Elton John has been an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness for decades now, and urged the LGBT communities to "wise up" in terms of attitudes about the pandemic at a recent gala his foundation hosted. (via CBS)
At "An Enduring Vision" gala, hosted by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, John urged LGBT identifying individuals that the AIDS crisis is not a thing of the past, noting that "HIV infection have remained at steady or increasing levels in many parts of the world, including the U.S., and that AIDS still remains the leading cause of death for male African-Americans."

"It's important that gay people step up to the plate, acknowledge that, and wise up a little bit," John said to CBS News.

"I want the gay population to realize that sacrifices were made before the medicines were available," he stressed. "They're not used to, the current generation of HIV people, seeing them die and keel over, and I did. And I don't want those people to be forgotten."

By Philip Cosores

Source: K-Earth101