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Alan Turing: Follow-Up News To A Topic I Discussed Last Month
Sexuality & Love in the Arts —
Authority: 122
This year thousands of citizens, scientists, and LGBT activists called for the United Kingdom to apologize for their treatment of the homosexual Alan Turing. On Sept. 1, 2009, after learning of Alan Turing’s story, I joined the growing bandwagon of activists and writers calling for the UK government to acknowledge ...2 weeks ago -
Intelligence Lost
My So-Called Blog —
Authority: 110
I’ve been reading a fantastically interesting book called “ The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography ” by Simon Singh. My interest in cryptography has been life-long but casual, as I’m ridiculously math-impaired. However, geocaching has really spiked said interest, since ...2 weeks ago -
Equality March Draws 250,000 in Nation’s Capital
CafeSentido.com —
Authority: 475
Between 200,000 and 250,000 people are estimated to have gathered in Washington, DC, to demand action to ensure equal rights for homosexual Americans and other groups. The march was organized to demand full equal rights for same-sex couples and hate-crimes protection for homosexual victims. The rally came just after ...4 weeks ago -
Brown Apology to Gay Genius
gaelick —
Authority: 128
From Florence Nightingale to Richard the Lionheart history is filled with gay heroes, on September 10th such a hero received a well overdue apology from the British government. Alan Turing was born in England in 1912 and simply put was a mathematical genius. He was so highly influential in the development of ...5 weeks ago -
Why Gordon Browns apology matters
Politicana | Pragmatic and progressive debate —
Authority: 91
First posted at NextLeft and LabourListGordon Brown last night offered a heartfelt apology to World War II hero Alan Turing, who was forced to undergo chemical castration by the courts after a conviction for ‘gross indecency’ in 1952.Turing famously worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War to crack the ...7 weeks ago