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Originally Posted by DanaC
There was a fabulous BBC drama about his life about 15 years ago, with Derek Jacobi playing Turing. His performance was spellbinding. One of our finest actors.
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You could say he's the Master.
Sorry. A moment of levity *
I'm not into petitions. So I haven't signed.
I might, though.
Of course I know of his case and his history. Horrendous.
And worse yet, people around the world are still subject to this dreadful discrimination. Not to make this an international issue (Catholic countries are far worse) but the States is hardly blameless even today. I shudder when I think about some of the laws still valid in your country
Disclaimer: we have our fair share of bigots here and I think we've had a gay-targetted bombing more recently than you (unless the news simply didn't filter through.)
Much as I usually deride "public opinion" as a factor for change - the public generally being more reactionary than me - I know it helps sometimes. It was a groundswell that lead to Derek Bentley being posthumously pardoned (hanged as an accessory to murder despite being educationally subnormal, and the killer walking free because he was under age.)
Well worth bringing up.
I'll have to think on it a bit now.
* For Dani - I saw
Let Him Have It in Bradford. I knew the case from the Elvis Costello song. And me being me I had to look up every aspect of it because I didn't understand the song. My first sight of Christopher Ecclestone, and the reason I was made up when he became the Doctor.