Sir Elton John and David Furnish fear son will face 'stigma' Mr Furnish, a Canadian-born film-maker, added: "I think he's going to have a lot of attention thrust upon him. He's going to be potentially doubly stigmatised, because one of his parents is extremely famous and because he comes from two dads. We've taken advice from counsellors. We've put a whole scrapbook together about his creation, the people who were involved in the process and how the intent was about love. Mr Furnish, a former advertising executive, added: "We're going to raise him to be proud of who he is." Sir Elton, 64, and Mr Furnish, 49, made the comments in an interview with the British Attitude magazine, Europe's popular publication for homosexuals. The pair, who had a civil partnership in December 2005, reportedly spend the majority of their time at their mansion in Windsor, Berks. They tried to adopt an AIDS-infected orphan in Ukraine in 2009, but were thwarted by government regulations. Sir Elton, who is due to perform at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert in the summer, said the couple had experienced the "most incredible year" with their son as they introduced him to family and friends and took him on holidays. "I can't tell you how brilliant this year has been and how much love he's brought us and how much we're getting," Sir Elton said. We thought that the civil partnership brought us together, but having a child has been magnificent, and I never thought I would have a kid. I don't feel 65, which I will be next year. Now, having a kid there's so much more to do. There's so much more I want to see happen before I die. Their son's middle name "Levon" is thought to be a reference to John's 1971 song of the same name, whose lyrics were written by his long time collaborator Bernie Taupin and inspired by drummer and singer Levon Helm. In the interview, reported in the Daily Mail, Sir Elton said he was proud of his sexuality and that he had no problems performing in front of people that found it hard to accept. Despite being "the world's most acceptable" homosexual man, he insisted he would not be fearful of performing in countries such as Iran, which had known homophobic cultures. He added: "I'm like the Queen Mother of homosexuality, basically."