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LGBTQ HistoryThe Imitation Alan Turing vs. the Real Alan Turing: Victim vs. Hero
“The Imitation Game” portrays Alan Turing as a weak whiny, and possibly a traitor to his country. But the real Alan Turing was a hero.
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News (World)Gay mathematician Alan Turing will be honored on the £50 note
Turing was a gay mathematician who figured out how to decode Nazi messages in WW2. After the war he was prosecuted for having a relationship with another man.
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LGBTQ PridePride in Pictures: London only closes one of their busiest streets once a year & it’s for Pride
Despite the size and popularity of Pride, the United Kingdom has had a long struggle with queer rights.
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News (World)Is Alan Turing about to become the face of the UK’s new £50 note?
Turing is a frontrunner to replace inventor James Watt on the redesigned bank note.
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News (World)Here’s how Stephen Hawking supported LGBTQ rights while he was alive
“We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe, and for that, I am extremely grateful.”
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CommentaryDid you know there is an outdoor museum of LGBTQ history?
Chicago’s Legacy Walk teaches our history in a unique and fascinating manner.
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CommentaryThe first positive gay character in a mainstream film helped change British law
Melville Farr refused to be a victim, but eight years before Stonewall might as well have been eighty.
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LGBTQ HistoryThe history of LGBT rights in England & how it affected American attitudes
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of adult same-sex sexual expression in England.
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News (World)Germany clears path to erase convictions of gay men
The antigay law that dated back to the 19th century was used to vigorously prosecute gay men in the post-war era.
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News (World)UK could posthumously pardon over 100,000 sodomy convictions
Those people, including some lesbians, convicted for same-sex kissing and cuddling under laws such as the Public Order Act of 1986, are not eligible for a pardon.
