Luise F. Pusch - writer (Germany)

''I speak out against discrimination because I am a woman. Women are being discriminated against throughout the world. Women have been discriminated against throughout history. This must stop.

''I speak out against discrimination because I am white. Whites have discriminated against most people of different color throughout history. This must stop.

''I speak out against discrimination because I am a lesbian. Lesbians are still being discriminated against throughout the world. This must stop.

''I speak out against discrimination because I am a German. The Nazi regime in Germany murdered 6 million Jews. Genocide must never happen again, anywhere.''

Dr Luise F. Pusch  65, is an academic and author of several books on German feminist linguistics.