and they can find me and seek me out and pardon me. the scheme became known as turing's law after alan turing, who killed himself after being convicted of gross indecency. launched in 2012, it was thought around 15,000 men might be eligible to have convictions disregarded, but almost a decade on, and almost a85 people have applied, of which only 198 have been officially pardoned. sadly, many men who have been affected by this will already have died, too late to receive a pardon and many thousands more will have retired and will no longer be in a position to benefit practically from this change. britain prides itself on the reforms it has made in normalising and celebrating same—sex relationships, but today's proposals are a reminder of how the scars of past intolerance and prejudice still burn. mark easton, bbc news. if you own a blackberry or know someone who does you may
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