Tag: Alan Turing
Panel Discussion on Alan Turing’s Legacy for the 21st Century
Alan Turing’s 109th birthday this year saw the issue of new £50 Bank of England notes bearing his image and celebrating his achievements in mathematics, computer science and codebreaking.
Superbia Calls Aspiring LGBTQ Authors
Alan Turing’s legacy lives on as Manchester Pride’s year long calendar of cultural events Superbia is inviting young writers to enter a competition based on the WW2 genius and his LGBTQ+ heritage.
Theresa May urged: compensate convicted gay men
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, was today urged to «compensate living men who were convicted under discriminatory, anti-gay laws – both before and after 1967 – in instances where their behaviour is now no longer a crime».
Theresa May urged to apologise & compensate gay men
On the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which is this Thursday, 27 July, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, is being urged to “apologise and compensate men convicted under discriminatory anti-gay laws – both before and after the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality 50 years ago.”
Sexual Offences Act 1967: Reform and repression
The criminalisation of homosexuality did not end in the UK until 2013 – a full 46 years after the Sexual Offences Act 1967. So don’t be misled by the celebrations on 27 July, which will mark the fiftieth anniversary of this legislation.