Video: Elton John honours Hillary Clinton at annual AIDS Foundation benefit She's made our fight easier by being such a staunch supporter of AIDS and for people's human rights. His civil partner David Furnish remarked on the progress made in the fight against AIDS. Twelve years ago when we started, we didn't think we'd see an end to this disease, but now with the advances in medical treatment, we actually can see that on the horizon and it's a very exciting thing. "We could see the momentum building, so we can't stop the fight, we have to keep going," Furnish said. Elton John's foundation is celebrating its 20th year, raising money for innovative HIV/AIDS prevention programmes. The pop icon said he will continue to be "stubborn" when it comes to finding ways to help those affected by AIDS.