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Old 24-12-2013, 10:32   #51
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Did they contribute this much to the war effort?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18419691
does it matter ? or is the correction of an injustice only available to those who where famous or contributed x amount to society


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Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said: "I pay tribute to the government for ensuring Alan Turing has a royal pardon at last but I do think it's very wrong that other men convicted of exactly the same offence are not even being given an apology, let alone a royal pardon.
"We're talking about at least 50,000 other men who were convicted of the same offence, of so-called gross indecency, which is simply a sexual act between men with consent."
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