Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 11th Sep 2009 20:18 UTC
The British government has issued an official apology for the treatment Alan Turing received after WWII. "The Prime Minister has released a statement on the Second World War code-breaker, Alan Turing, recognising the 'appalling' way he was treated for being gay. Alan Turing, a mathematician most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes, was convicted of 'gross indecency' in 1952 and sentenced to chemical castration. Gordon Brown's statement came in response to a petition posted on the Number 10 website which has received thousands of signatures in recent months."
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Sexual orientation never affect brain capabilities. And if so, if obviously affect it positively, according to the numerous known gay politicians, engineers, actors, musicians, etc...
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