Alan Turing - and ongoing campaign

[LONDONER]

Some time ago I posted a thread about the campaign to have Alan Turing's portrait on a British banknote. For those unaware, Alan Turing was the mathematical genius who, with his team, broke the German Enignma Code, a feat that probably shortened WWII by two year and saved thousands, maybe millions of lives. For his effort, he was prosecuted because he was gay. Turing was granted a Royal pardon by the Queen.

Now a campaign is being mounted to have some 50,000 or maybe even as high as 70,000 LGBT men and women also pardoned. Why? Well, many of those men and women who had their lives and reputations ruined still have criminal records. Criminal records for being gay! A pardon would mean that all traces of any conviction would be wiped from the records. Haviing a criminal record has implication. It means travel restricions to some countries and difficulty in obtaining emploment for instance.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/be...all-766279

http://www.nyinexile.com/2015/01/cumberb...ardon.html

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=...ategory=22

http://www.radiotimes.com.edgesuite.net/...lan-turing

[LONDONER]

Anyone interested in supporting this petition can sign on line here:

http://www.pardon49k.org/

[LONDONER]

Forgive me for bumping this up but I'm hoping that more people will sign the online petition. It's in a good cause. Thanks.

[LONDONER]

It would really hep if those who have signed would say so. It would keep the thread on the first page and I hope, encourage others to sign.

[Virge]

I went to all 4 of your links and even did a search for the petition.

In the search I found 2 petitons of for Turing that are closed.

I was going to sign it............

[LONDONER]

I went to all 4 of your links and even did a search for the petition.

In the search I found 2 petitons of for Turing that are closed.

I was going to sign it............

I just checked Virge and this link still works:

https://www.change.org/p/british-governm...=263690892

[Virge]

Okay. Got it done Londoner.... Even though it is Change.org handling the petition. I've had trouble with them spamming me.

[LONDONER]

Thank you Virge, it's appreciated. Only another 49,000 signatures needed!

[meridannight]

yeah i read about this campaign just a while ago. they should do it. those convictions weren't right in the first place.

[Cuddly]

Signed