Tag: Sodomy Laws
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights, dies...
The death of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens underscores just how far the Supreme Court has come on LGBTQ rights–and just how far the Court has regressed.
Stevens, who died yesterday at the age of 99, served on the Court for 35 years, retiring in 2010. A registered Repubilcan, Stevens was appointed to the Court by Gerald Ford. At the time, Stevens was considered a conservative–at least by 1970s standards.
But as a justice, Stevens eventually emerged as the...
Gay mathematician Alan Turing will be honored on the £50 note
The Bank of England has chosen to honor Alan Turing on the £50 note.
Alan Turing was a gay mathematician whose theories were highly influential in the development of computer science, and his work during World War II helped Allied forces crack coded Nazi messages and defeat Axis forces, a crucial part in winning the war.
After World War II, he was prosecuted because he admitting to having a relationship with another man and was forced to take feminizing hormones. In...
