the cnn film little richard is up next. ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness, you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it. god gave it. show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s become a legend in his own time, little richard! [ cheers and applause ] good golly, miss molly sure like to ball that music, that beat, his voice. the oooh my god, who is that? who is that? can t hear your mama call good golly, miss molly i d never seen any
And if i would travel to the middle east, it would be unlawful for me to basically be on stage at all. so there are restrictions now. and of course, with your experience, i mean, younger people, if they want to come out or they re thinking about coming out, they need role models, right? yeah. i mean, one of the reasons why i ve chosen to be open in media and visible on tv shows is to show people that, yes, you can be transgender and the non normative, and still have a career, and still be respected in business life. that s why i m here. and let me end on this. i mean, do you see a day when we no longer make programmes or talk about discrimination in this area? i would love that day to come, that being transgender and ceo would be a non issue. i would cherish that day in the future.