This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Give Royal Pardons to ALL men convicted as Alan Turing was.
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In light of today's announcement that Alan Turing is to receive a Royal Pardon for his 'crime' of being a homosexual man, the same pardon to should be extended to ALL men convicted under the same laws. Turing is undoubtedly the most high-profile gay man to have fallen foul of this unjust law, but he should not be singled out for special treatment. ANY person convicted of the same crime should be treated in the same way - so a pardon for should be a pardon for all. Even if you are against homosexuality, this is surely a simple matter of principal. Turing was, undoubtedly, gay. He has not received his pardon because he wasn't gay, but because he was a famous, brilliant, high-profile man. The thousands of other 'ordinary' gay men who have suffered at the hands of the same unjust laws deserve to be treated in exactly the same way - they too should be pardoned.
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