" ▁Maz ire l ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁early ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁L GB T ▁rights . ▁At ▁the ▁trial , ▁the ▁defense ▁claimed ▁mit ig ating ▁circumstances ▁for ▁S jo erd ▁Bak ker , ▁Ar onde us ' ▁partner , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Ar onde us ▁had ▁encourag ed ▁Bak ker ▁to ▁particip ate ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁emot ional ▁relationship . ▁However , ▁Bak ker ▁ref uted ▁that ▁claim ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁others . ▁ ▁Rem emb rance ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁pla que ▁designed ▁by ▁Wille m ▁Sand berg ▁was ▁aff ixed ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁at ▁Pl antage ▁K erk la an ▁ 3 6 , ▁in ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁assault ▁and ▁the ▁resistance ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁executed ▁for ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁participants ▁were ▁later ▁hon oured ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Israel ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁R igh te ous ▁Among ▁the ▁Nations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁hon oured ▁by ▁Queen ▁Beat rix ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁Res istance ▁Memorial ▁Cross ▁( Ver zet sh er den king sk ru is ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Ver z ets museum ▁( Res istance ▁Museum ) ▁on ▁Pl antage ▁K erk la an ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁former