Ukraine dismisses Elton John's adoption bid

The fact that he and David Furnish aren't "properly married" was also a factor. I think it's a big pile of poo personally. I don't agree with celebrities being able to fast-track adoptions in this fashion when normal couples must wait and try and hope for months on end only to be told they can't adopt at the end of it all. But to say that Sir Elton is too old and that he can't adopt basically because he's gay is bulls***t. If he came back to Britain and married a woman legally and then had her live with him as a nanny or carer for the child, would the Ukrainian authorities change their minds? I doubt it.

Yes, Sir Elton is no spring chicken, and yes, he is in a same sex relationship, but he ain't going anywhere anytime soon, and he and Mr. Furnish, although only married by common law in Britain, have been together more years than I'd care to guess, and they are very, very, very financially well off. I don't see why they shouldn't have the same chances as any other celebrity couple.

Take Brangelina for example. I would think that the fact that they have like 6 kids already would make them less suitable as adoptive parents, but I'll bet if they were to go the Ukraine tomorrow and ask to adopt a child, they would leave with said child a week later, job done.

No, I agree that he is on the old side to adopt a baby, and if that had been the only reason mentioned in the news that the adoption bid was dismisssed, then I would think it made perfect sense. It was the part about Sir Elton and David Furnish not being "properly married" that rubbed me up the wrong way.