I read about Alan Turing in The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Turing was really one of England's heroes and his death was absolutely tragic.
I have a book of British slang that talks just a little bit about how homosexual relationships were illegal still in the 1950s and 60s, but that people just seemed to weirdly ignore that. In fact, one of the most popular radio shows starred two male characters who were obviously gay and were portrayed by gay actors. Go figure. I guess by that time (since the illegality was nullified to a degree in 1967 - hope that year is right) people might not have been all right with it, but they were willing to live and let live. You make excellent points, as usual.
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Date: 2009-08-14 06:25 am (UTC)I have a book of British slang that talks just a little bit about how homosexual relationships were illegal still in the 1950s and 60s, but that people just seemed to weirdly ignore that. In fact, one of the most popular radio shows starred two male characters who were obviously gay and were portrayed by gay actors. Go figure. I guess by that time (since the illegality was nullified to a degree in 1967 - hope that year is right) people might not have been all right with it, but they were willing to live and let live.
You make excellent points, as usual.