Oh, fan-fucking-tastic....

The British government decided to say they were sorry about Alan Turing, and what they did to him.

That is not going to ring a bell with anyone I don't think.

He was a mathematician, and broke the so-called Enigma Code the Germans had in WWII, enabling the West to win the war.

But they had a problem with him. He was gay. So what did they do? They stripped him of all security clearances, and damned him to be 'chemically castrated'. He committed suicide two years later when he was forty-one.

Now he is considered one of the most important people of the 20th century, and the government there officially apologised.

Swell.

Just imagine if they had done that to Harvey Milk.....

Please watch here.

You know...... everyone thinks we are living in the 21st century, and the hate still goes on as if it were the 12th, in some cases. And act as if we are spoiled brats, demanding 'rights', when 'Oh, there is so much important stuff to do first.' So we do not matter.

I'm not going to get into the heinous behaviour we all get subjected to over the years, and ok, nice that they finally saw what that what they did was wrong. But 20-2o hindsight never brought back anyone from the dead, and I think we should stand up and honour the people who went out there and did their part, knowing that if their real nature came out, they would be punished to the max.

Some of them paid the ultimate price.

And that is sad.

But it isn't as if 'oh, that was a long time ago, and NOW we know better...'

No. There are enough people out there who would do worse, and you only have to look at the right places on the internets. And everyone else would say 'pshaw, whaddaya getting your boxer shorts in a twist for?'

Because they won't understand the hate. Or what GLBT people have to TAKE every day...

You either toughen up.... or get out of the game altogether, and tried the latter variant three times.

Doesn't always work.