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#DrawingPride for the month of June!
Day 16: #OUT
This is Alan turing. His genius saved the west from Nazis. He attempted to live honestly and didn’t deny having a male lover when he was questioned about it by officials. His own government then proceeded to have him chemically castrated “for national security reasons.” Coming out is hard and dangerous and should always be celebrated, no matter how common it might seem to us. Living an authentic life as a queer person is always a risk, and often a sacrifice. Next time someone calls for a Straight Pride month, fuck them up.
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@drawingpride #alanturing #turing #pride #motivationalquotes #motivationalposter #lgbt #pride2018 #patricknagel #homage #80sart #codebreaker #imitationgame #benedictcumberbatch #queer #queerart #queerartist #lgbt #queerlove #queerlove #homophobia #wwii #nazifighter (at Los Angeles, California)
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#DrawingPride for the month of June!
Day 16: #OUT
This is Alan turing. His genius saved the west from Nazis. He attempted to live honestly and didn’t deny having a male lover when he was questioned about it by officials. His own government then proceeded to have him chemically castrated “for national security reasons.” Coming out is hard and dangerous and should always be celebrated, no matter how common it might seem to us. Living an authentic life as a queer person is always a risk, and often a sacrifice. Next time someone calls for a Straight Pride month, fuck them up.
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@drawingpride #alanturing #turing #pride #motivationalquotes #motivationalposter #lgbt #pride2018 #patricknagel #homage #80sart #codebreaker #imitationgame #benedictcumberbatch #queer #queerart #queerartist #lgbt #queerlove #queerlove #homophobia #wwii #nazifighter (at Los Angeles, California)
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Today we are celebrating the life and achievements of Alan Turing (1912-1954)- the British mathematician and father of computer science, who just happened to be gay!!
He was prosecuted because of his homosexuality in 1952 and in lieu of jail was chemically castrated. Two years later he sadly took his life.
His talent, and his brilliant mind helped to advance the scientific knowledge of the time and still impacts on current thinking. He is known as the father of computing- and his work could have continued if he had not been treated so brutally by the government.
In honour of his life and his work we are giving away free apples to people in the Refectory today with little banners about him!!
