Britain pardons thousands of already dead convicted gay men in new 'Turing law'

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    Thousands of gay/bisexual men who were convicted of now-abolished sexual offenses have been post humously pardoned by Britain under a new policing law, a statement on Tuesday from the Ministry of Justice confirmed.

    The new law, called ‘Turing law’ became law in the U.K on Tuesday after receiving Royal assent and gives an automatic pardon to convicted gay men who died before the law came into effect, and from now on, already convicted gay men who are still living can now be pardoned for offenses no longer on the statute books.
    British mathematician Alan Turing, whom the law was named…



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