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 (DIR) Post #B8elGL0sfMrjY8dayW by gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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       The man whose codebreaking may have helped to shorten the Second World War by two years met a grim reward: in 1952 Alan Turing was convicted simply for being gay and chemically castrated; a royal pardon came only in 2013, decades after his deathBy Space Daily Editorial Team https://spacedaily.com/m-the-man-whose-codebreaking-may-have-shortened-the-second-world-war-by-two-years-met-a-grim-reward-in-1952-alan-turing-was-convicted-simply-for-being-gay-and-chemically-castrated-a-royal-pardon-came/More information about Alan Turing:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#computerScience  #cryptanalysis #lgbt
       
 (DIR) Post #B8f2uuQW7LNaBdYoBE by atlovato@mastodon.social
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       @gutenberg_org  - Reproductive RightsUnwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United Stateshttps://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/unwanted-sterilization-and-eugenics-programs-in-the-united-states/January 29, 2016 by Lisa Ko in Beyond the Films Coerced sterilization is a shameful part of America’s history, and one doesn’t have to go too far back to find examples of it. Used as a means of controlling “undesirable” populations – ipeople of color, poor people, unmarried mothers federally-funded sterilization programs.
       
 (DIR) Post #B8fPoXOL98nbx8TO6q by xs4me2@mastodon.social
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       @gutenberg_org Shocking and despicable to treat a man that was such a talent and a hero like this.It cannot be told enough such that society will never make this acceptable again…
       
 (DIR) Post #B8fVAqf2gR6LrDk93Y by gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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       @dbdk There is an interesting movie based on his life with Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley ( i am not a big fan of her)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/?ref_=tt_mlt_i_2