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British government: Pardon all of the estimated 49,000 men who, like Alan Turing, were convicted of consenting same-sex relations under the British "gross indecency" law (only repealed in 2003)

British government: Pardon all of the estimated 49,000 men who, like Alan Turing, were convicted of consenting same-sex relations under the British "gross indecency" law (only repealed in 2003) | 16s3d: Bestioles, opinions & pétitions | Scoop.it
Each of these 49,000 men deserves the justice and acknowledgment from the British government that this intolerant law brought not only unwarranted shame, but horrific physical and mental damage and lost years of wrongful imprisonment to these men. Alan Turing was pardoned in 2013, but the other estmated 49,000 men deserve the same.
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A propos: http://www.tetu.com/2015/02/02/news/apres-alan-turing-petition-pour-gracier-les-condamnes-pour-homosexualite/

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'We wrote it for Alan': Pet Shop Boys take their Turing opera to the Proms

'We wrote it for Alan': Pet Shop Boys take their Turing opera to the Proms | 16s3d: Bestioles, opinions & pétitions | Scoop.it
At this week's Proms, the pop trailblazers will celebrate Alan Turing, the computer pioneer and Enigma codebreaker persecuted for his homosexuality. They tell Jude Rogers about the project's genesis, and of their admiration for him
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Les PSB aux Proms, ce n'est pas une nouveauté. En revanche, leur donner l'occasion de livrer la première de leur opéra dédié à Alan Turing, ça mérite un coup de chapeau!

 

A propos d'Alan Turing:

- en bref et en français sur Yagg.com: http://yagg.com/2014/06/06/alan-turing-pere-de-linformatique-condamne-pour-homosexualite-est-mort-il-y-a-60-ans/
- en détail et en français sur Wikipédia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
- en détail et en anglais sur Wikipédia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

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