government-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ people.In 2014, John published an open letter condemning Russia’s “gay propaganda” law, which was passed under the guise of “protecting” minors from being exposed to expressions of LGBTQ identity or gender nonconformity. The law was later expanded to apply to adults as well.The prosecutor’s office cast the Elton John AIDS Foundation as undermining Russian societal values.“When a musician plays along with the promoters of democracy, you get propaganda,” it wrote on its official Telegram channel.