Legendary musician and queer icon Elton John expressed how much he loved hanging out with Chappell Roan. John, who came out as bisexual in 1976 and later as gay in the 1980s, has long been a champion for LGBTQ+ rights. Chappell Roan is following in his footsteps, using her platform to advocate for the community by having local drag queens open her concerts and openly discussing her own sexuality. Fans were thrilled to see the two bond over pizza, with Elton posting about their fun night and gushing, "The BEST evening of pizza and outrageous laughter with the fiercely fabulous @chappellroan. Love her, love her, love her
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00:00Legendary musician Elton John just shared he had THE BEST evening with fellow queer
00:05icon Chappelle Roan.
00:07Elton John came out as bisexual in a 1976 interview with Rolling Stone, a bold move
00:12during a time when such openness was rare.
00:15John coming out marked a significant moment in his career and personal life, contributing
00:19to the broader conversation on sexual orientation and acceptance.
00:23Later in the 1980s, John came out as gay.
00:26Throughout his career, John has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, using his platform
00:32to promote equality and support the community.
00:35Chappelle Roan has been taking a similar approach when it comes to using her platform for advocacy.
00:40Roan famously has local drag queens open for her at her concerts to promote fellow queer
00:43artists, and speaks openly about discovering her sexuality both in interviews and in her
00:48music.
00:49Back in May, Roan was a guest on John's radio show Rocket Hour, where he expressed
00:53his excitement for the star, sharing,
00:55"'I'm as excited about your album's success as you are.
00:58It's wonderful to see true talent being recognized."
01:01And fans were over the moon to see their friendship blossoming even more over a recent pizza dinner,
01:06which Elton John posted about while gushing over Roan, writing,
01:09"'The best evening of pizza and outrageous laughter with the fiercely fabulous Chappelle
01:14Roan.
01:15Love her, love her, love her.'"