A petition to pardon the war-time codebreaker for a 'gross indecency' conviction attracted more than 23,000 signatures, prompting the tabling of early day motion in the House of Commons last week.
Turing was arrested and eventually convicted for homosexuality in 1952. The conviction meant he was no longer allowed clearance to work on secret government projects. In addition he was forced to undergo a degrading hormone injection programme (chemical castration) as an alternative to a prison sentence. Turing spiralled into depression and ultimately took his own life two years later, in 1954.
Man, TA is running slow today. Anyone wanna take bets on how long until we get a database error?
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May-10-2012 00:35
Lilith
Meowsies!
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Maximum Security twilight home for cats
I thought it was usually this slow.
May-10-2012 10:27
Lira
Ancient BassAddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasília, Brazil
This has got to be the most disturbing series of adverts Axe has ever produced: Hot women dying and then being abducted so they can survive the apocalypse.
The hell is wrong with Thailand!?
May-11-2012 06:32
Vector A
Your petrochemical arms
Registered: Apr 2011
Location: U.S.
Quebec French sounds weird. It's all twangy and stuff.
May-12-2012 03:55
WittyHandle
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2008
Location:
It's redneck French.
May-12-2012 04:16
Lira
Ancient BassAddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasília, Brazil
I blame the Jews. So does Jay.
May-12-2012 04:34
Blake
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Hilo, Hawaii
Yesterday, I taught my psychiatrist of the phrase, "That's what she said", and in what context to use it. FML
