Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
THE UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has warmly welcomed unveiling on Friday by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh of a memorial at Bletchley Park to honour those who played a pivotal role in decryption operations during World War II, including the celebrated gay codebreaker and founder of the modern computer Alan Turing, who was driven to suicide by homophobic bigotry.
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http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/07/17/...-by-the-queen/
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17-07-2011, 15:33
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Originally Posted by Welshchris
THE UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has warmly welcomed unveiling on Friday by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh of a memorial at Bletchley Park to honour those who played a pivotal role in decryption operations during World War II, including the celebrated gay codebreaker and founder of the modern computer Alan Turing, who was driven to suicide by homophobic bigotry.
Full Story can be read here..
http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/07/17/...-by-the-queen/ |
As far as l am concerned Alan Turing and the others totally deserved to be honoured and whatever his sexual preferences are this does not come into it and shame on those who drove him to suicide.
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17-07-2011, 15:36
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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As far as l am concerned Alan Turing and the others totally deserved to be honoured and whatever his sexual preferences are this does not come into it and shame on those who drove him to suicide.
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Agreed.
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17-07-2011, 15:40
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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As far as l am concerned Alan Turing and the others totally deserved to be honoured and whatever his sexual preferences are this does not come into it and shame on those who drove him to suicide.
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Orientation, dear boy, not preference.... 
That is like saying someone has an preference for their eyes to be blue - they are either blue, or they aren't - one's "preferences" don't come into it....
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17-07-2011, 15:43
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Originally Posted by Welshchris
THE UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has warmly welcomed unveiling on Friday by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh of a memorial at Bletchley Park to honour those who played a pivotal role in decryption operations during World War II, including the celebrated gay codebreaker and founder of the modern computer Alan Turing, who was driven to suicide by homophobic bigotry.
Full Story can be read here..
http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/07/17/...-by-the-queen/ |
Very well done and should have been done before?
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Orientation, dear boy, not preference....
That is like saying someone has an preference for their eyes to be blue - they are either blue, or they aren't - one's "preferences" don't come into it.... |
Yes headmaster Hugh and Sir you will not give detention tonight will you. 
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Orientation, dear boy, not preference....
That is like saying someone has an preference for their eyes to be blue - they are either blue, or they aren't - one's "preferences" don't come into it.... |
I knew what he was saying. 
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17-07-2011, 15:46
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
OK then another thread going off topic? All the people in the OP due to have some respect.
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17-07-2011, 15:56
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
Very much overdue..
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17-07-2011, 15:59
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Very much overdue.. |
Could not have said it better myself and "LEST WE FORGET"
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17-07-2011, 16:01
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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OK then another thread going off topic? All the people in the OP due to have some respect.
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Not off-topic, clarification....
btw, I trained at Bletchley Park, so I have a great deal of respect for Turing and all his compatriots.
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Not off-topic, clarification....
btw, I trained at Bletchley Park, so I have a great deal of respect for Turing and all his compatriots. |
Hugh I did not quote anyone in the post that I did? Sorry if I got it wrong in my post 
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17-07-2011, 16:25
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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Originally Posted by Welshchris
THE UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has warmly welcomed unveiling on Friday by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh of a memorial at Bletchley Park to honour those who played a pivotal role in decryption operations during World War II, including the celebrated gay codebreaker and founder of the modern computer Alan Turing, who was driven to suicide by homophobic bigotry.
Full Story can be read here..
http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/07/17/...-by-the-queen/ |
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Originally Posted by denphone
As far as l am concerned Alan Turing and the others totally deserved to be honoured and whatever his sexual preferences are this does not come into it and shame on those who drove him to suicide.
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Agreed.
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Very well done and should have been done before?
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Indeed, the man was a genius
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17-07-2011, 16:42
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
why is there so much emphasis on him being gay and a Atheist? what has that got to do with his achievements at Bletchley
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
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why is there so much emphasis on him being gay and a Atheist? what has that got to do with his achievements at Bletchley
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I think that due to the day and age that he was both of the things that you have stated? Just my opinion and thoughts?
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