JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 We seem to be posting so much that is negative in the World News section, (Me included) that I wanted to post something positive about the LGBT community. I hope you take the time to read it and comment. I would like to see other positive posts by GGD members in World News section. Let's remember our heroes and bring back pride to GGD. Take a look at this handsome man. His name is Alan Turing and he helped save 17 millions lives. "Alan Turing was and is a hero of all time…a man who is a gay icon, who didn’t deny his nature, his being, and for that he suffered. … This is a story that celebrates him, that celebrates outsiders; it celebrates anybody who’s ever felt different and ostracized and ever suffered prejudice.” —Benedict Cumberbatch Alan Mathison Turing was a pioneering computer scientist, and he served as a mid-20th century British mathematician, logician, and cryptanalyst who, working during World War II at England’s Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, succeeded with his team of scientists and linguists in cracking the “Enigma code” used by the Nazi command to conduct covert communication operations. Though initially considered a national hero in Britain, in 1952, government officials arrested and prosecuted Turing on the antiquated charge of “gross indecency” when he “admitted” to maintaining a same-sex relationship. Rather than serving time in prison, Turing chose to undergo estrogen injections then considered in men a form of “chemical castration” eliminating sex drive. Turing took his life two years later by swallowing cyanide just two weeks short of his 42nd birthday. In 2009, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown officially apologized to Alan Turing on behalf of the people of his nation for “the appalling way he was treated.” Parliament finally brought up a bill of “pardon” in 2013, and on 24 December, 2013, Queen Elizabeth granted Turing a posthumous pardon. http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/10/remembering-gay-man-saved-17-million-lives/ "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daredevil 2,133 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I remember my father telling me his story when I was a kid and I know wanted to be like him. He inspired me to study computer science. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinthesheep 2,947 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I just recently watched The Imitation Game... romanticised in every way but I am so glad I now know about this incredible man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLuna 12,732 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Incredible man indeed. Can't believe I didn't know about him until I watched The Imitation Game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTommyBitch 12,640 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 What a shame this was pretty much thrown under the rug in The Imitation Game 私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Goddess 215 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I'm currently learning about him! He is a hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lippoutou 4,657 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 We watched the Imitation Game and did a whole lesson about him in English class last year, this man is truly inspiring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,915 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 He was an amazing man, and his accomplishments will definitely live on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Ecstacy 3,890 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 His story breaks my heart whenever I read it </3. From the comments, it seems like I should really watch The Imitation game. Only watched the trailer and it seemed very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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