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 death
By Space Daily Editorial Team
More information about Alan Turing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
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Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United States
https://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.
Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United States
A shameful part of America’s history.
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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…