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‘Forgetting the Many’ remembers WW2 hero Alan Turing and other gay men like him

The documentary Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing examines Turing and other gay men convicted under the U.K.’s 1885 anti-homosexuality law. It opens for a one-week run in NYC on Dec. 6.

Alan Turing's Personal Letters Reveal His Inner Turmoil

Newly released handwritten letters sent by Alan Turing after his conviction for 'gross indecency' reveal his candid thoughts about his sexuality.

Alan Turing to Get Posthumous Pardon?

The gay mathematician who's credited with helping Allied forces win World War II may finally get a pardon for his 1952 conviction of 'gross indecency.'

UK Police Wrongly Took DNA From Gay Man

Thirty years after having consensual sex with another member of the British army, Stephen Close says he was targeted by the police.

Hong Kong High Court Strikes Down Laws Against Gay Sex

The laws were unconstitutional because they applied only to acts between men, the court ruled.

Nyet: Play About Oscar Wilde Banned in Moscow

The play's author says he believes it ran afoul of Russia's 'gay propaganda' law.

U.K. Gay Sex 'Offenders' to Get Clean Slate

It comes too late for Oscar Wilde, but not for thousands convicted under now-repealed laws.

U.K. Extends Pardons to All Convicted of Abolished Same-Sex Crimes

"It is only right that where offenses have been abolished, convictions for consensual activity between same-sex partners should be disregarded too."

Man Jailed for Being Gay to be Pardoned Posthumously

It's the latest pro-LGBT move by the popular prime minister. 

Alan Turing's Pardon Opens Door for 50,000 More

A prominent LGBT leaders wants apologies, or at least pardons, for the 50,000 men charged in Britain with criminal homosexuality.

The Lost Manuscript

Oscar Wilde's ode to a grande dame is unearthed after 50 years.

Gay WWII Codebreaker Alan Turing to Be Face of £50 Note

A genius who helped the Allies defeat the Nazis, Turing was castrated by British officials for being gay. Now he's finally being celebrated.