here in quotation monica unlocked, my co defendant at the time i was already 21 years old and thus considered of age of received to prison sentence of one. here my new valuable cathy with my family was shaped by the christian fav low. i myself believe that i could change nothing that i could live my life fastened activists, according to the christian norm that prevailed at the time. but after that, i'm in. what does that do to a person like on guitar was done no harm to any one ring or who has not harassed, threatened or attacked any one? what does it do to someone but i was forced to undergo therapy. the inside that denies him his feelings by his his way of life, he did his identity, his being mileage read the if my letter wife either of them to help with it like sometimes accompanied me until the therapist we both believed we can do it

are but furnished that for me to believe a false double life began at the time when i had to hired and pretend in order to survive. it time when i was intimidated from jesse sick in my so this machine to put when i was ashamed of what a felony money 1st. even though i hadn't heard any one is for so didn't you. i try not to offend anywhere to please everyone in con is not. i couldn't talk to anyone after my wedding about what was really going on inside me. and with my feelings, i was trapped belcher last lucius organs. i wonder if i only realized as much later but what abuse bird and i've been and what worries i caused my wife and ultimately my daughter, but my then it was too late. thought shame mortal sin crime. nothing because these are terms vision of my children. i heard not only from my parents in

the shine, big whom shall i build to shan word around myself, became mute, suffered from depression, mental and physical pain for decades. dominant, foolish, easy, but my feelings under could not be turned off in that or suppress. how inside myself, i kept the remnant of the dream of a free and a normal life. in courage for years, a work by activists low models, i decide it late in life is to finally come out publicly as a gay man. and this was the liberation of deity. yes, mother, after which, for the 1st time i felt i am me

no longer martin and who have had the experience of him loved by other people for who i am that something i can hardly describe dimensions for heterosexual people. this is no question at all for me, however, it was an overwhelming experience that starting with my siblings more and more people stood by me steps. this enabled me debbie gandy active myself. until this day i am committed to work for the equal participation of mankind. clear beeble in my current home town. my my man beyond the sea of i would like to sank all those who helped me and accompanied me on my way.

his wife. oh, does philomena knew that you had many be blue from the queer community? i've had experiences similar to a line that many people like me have lived in hiding for many decades. and still though, said it's image me by, like i said, after i'm putting all main inches and making sure that our history is not forgotten, especially to day on a great communities. again facing greater stella g deutsch worldwide. and also in germany, as is my vision does, it is important to me that young people from you do not forget the effort, just and strength, and talk for us the value to be able to live the way we are allowed to live. now see her president jo once mister president, she said in 2018. what about our remembrance must also include the period after 1945 in the dignity of homosexuals. it remained as get

our touchable is of it took her too long until their dignity also counted for something in germany's lattice why. today's collaboration is so important and per soonish. i mean, not only for me, but um, because i stand here for the whole community. giddings edith and said he got on this hour of remembrance is a sign of recognition deny and a signal to society because it express sorry not to now for the suffering that was inflicted on us under national socialism. but it also makes visible the injustice. i did not end in 1945. and therefore, it gives back some of the dignity of various effect alpha,

therefore to speak for all those who have to hide because of their sexual orientation or their gender identity. even today, she who are in saucer signed offend that threaten national guard, too even killed because of age, the other, all of them via punished all of us as standing here. that as i said in the fact that i can speak before you. now the question is not yet a matter of course is done. thank you. in that was close, should have been speaking of the ceremony remembrance for the victims of national socialism taking place right here in berlin in the german parliament. so this particular remembered ceremony is focusing on the people who are persecuted during

the nazi regime for their sexual identity or gender identity was political, closed cashier to barn was prosecuted 1964 under an anti gay law that was tightened under the nazis and was still an effect at that time in his speech, he was highlighting the importance of commemorating the sexual minorities persecuted under national socialism. if you do joining us on this international 1 o'clock, remember today we're looking at by pictures from the bundles talk where the ceremony is taking place, remembering the victims of national socialism. going to hear another musical interlude. oh right now, we're going to hear from georgia to d, singing a song from felix holland, who was born into a jewish family and fled persecution in the 900 thirty's. this song is title.

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a jewish family in london, moved to berlin as a composer. and then because of his jewish identity, had to flee, fled to the united states in 1933. if you're just joining us, we're seeing live pictures from the german business on the ceremony. remembrance for the victims of national socialism. we heard a number of speakers. the session was opened by the president of the win is todd babel bus. she noted that anti semitism racism, xenophobia are unfortunately not just to be found on the margins of society and she said we're hatred is spreading. nobody is safe. well down at the bonus tag for us, we have our corresponded hands blunt with me in the studio, also thomas sparrow. let's cross over to hans in the buddhist dog right now. hans, you've been following this ceremony from the beginning. give us your impressions.

i think the most impressive thing about this sir commemoration was for the fact that it was basically somber and sober in many ways. budget at the same time, very moving. and it's surprising in some ways that the fates of the people that were being described here in very simple words still can shock so many years later can move one so many years later. and i think we could see that in the amongst the visitors amongst the people attending here. and there one has to say that as a very large group, it's an usual that the bonus talk is as full as it is today. that doesn't happen very often. there was a large contingent of representatives from the jewish community internationally and from germany there was a large contingent of people who are being person who, who will representing the, the korea community in germany. and obviously there were the usual visitors from

the diplomatic corps and a lot of young people. i think you see some of them walking out behind me now who are attending because the bonus tag is also trying to bring the subjects closer to a newer generation. a younger generation in germany, within the studio, tell a sparrow or correspondent, cham thomas give us some context here for the significance of this event. well, this is an event that has been observed here in germany for many years now since 1996. but it was the 1st time that we had this specific focus and i would highlight one sentence that was given by babin bass. the president of the german bunder sat her inaugural speech. she stated, germany's culture of remembrance has to continue. germany can't understand that culture of remembrance as ending germany has to continue that path of learning about it's past. i think i was particularly important and that is something that applies over all 12 victims,

but specific groups that was something that was clearly saw today. thomas, thank you very much, shar correspond is thomas sparrow. with me here in the studio and down at the bonus tag, hans plant, our other political corresponded. thank you for small to you both. and if you've just been joining us, we been watching a special ceremony from the bonus. talk the german parliament, the ceremony of remembrance for the victims of national socialism taking place, of course on international holocaust remembrance day. i'm terry martin from me and all of us here at the w. thank you for watching media atlanta. see i knew sky. yeah, i am running for president of the republic of beller with .