October is GLBT history month and the Equality Forum has selected 31 diverse icons who represent the GLBT community. Below is a preview of the upcoming videos on the icons selected. Each day of the month a new icon will have a clip about them and we will be making that available to our readers.
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Alan Turing Petitions Gaining Worldwide Attention
Worldwide attention has grown on a petition to the British Government demanding an apology for the treatment of gay computer scientist Alan Turing who cracked the Nazi enigma code. Turing was subject to chemical castration for being guilty of homosexuality, and ultimately took his life due to humiliation and shame that was subject upon him.
Over 26,000 British people have signed the British petition to Downing Street demanding a public apology by the government. A similar worldwide petition has been created to show support numbering close to 10,000.
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