Jochen Schropp: His outing scared his own mother

The first day after the publication of his text, Schropp "could not read people's messages," as he explained at the Grimme Online Award ceremony in Cologne: "There is no There was no real hatred ". It was important for him to talk about the topic, it was important to talk about it: "This is still not 100% accepted." "Boah is gay" is still one of the words the more offensive in the school yard, "said the moderator.

His own mother, however, felt taken by surprise when he entered. As he explained in an interview with vip.de, she did not like her letter because of "she felt betrayed". Schropp was in "the star". The statement, among other things, explains that his mother had already bought self help books to learn cohabitation with a gay son.

Mother Schropps was on her come-out "overwhelmed"

He did not want to expose his mother, but simply want to show him "excessive demands". Because, so the moderator: "Your child is gay and that even in the nineties in a small village." For him, it is important to point out that his family has always supported him before his release – his mother, of course.

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