️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Ed Miliband has vowed to adopt a <unk>Turing<unk> law<unk> to allow the pardoning of tens of thousands of men convicted of gay sex when it was illegal.<unk> Ed Miliband has vowed to adopt a <unk>Turing<unk> law<unk> to allow the pardoning of tens of thousands of men convicted of gay sex when it was illegal. Alan Turing, the Second World War codebreaker, was convicted of homosexual activity in 1952 but given a posthumous royal pardon 15 months ago.<unk> Alan Turing, the Second World War codebreaker, was convicted of homosexual activity in 1952 but given a posthumous royal pardon 15 months ago. Since then his relatives have campaigned for the 49,000 men convicted under gross indecency laws to be similarly pardoned.<unk> Since then his relatives have campaigned for the 49,000 men convicted under gross indecency laws to be similarly pardoned.<unk> Since then his relatives have campaigned for the 49,000 men convicted under gross indecency laws to be similarly pardoned. <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Mr Miliband has said he will extend this to the families and friends of gay men who received convictions in their lifetime but died before they could apply to have the records changed. Leader told Gay Times that, if elected Prime Minister in May, he would make the matter a priority. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I think it's worth saying that we do want to extend the principles being applied to Alan Turing and his family, to be able to say to others who were convicted of a criminal offence simply because of the person that they loved<unk> whether they are alive or no longer alive<unk> that we can get a pardon for them. Je pense que c'est une tache sur notre société, franchement. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> I think it<unk>s time we acted for them, too.<unk>I think it<unk>s time we acted for them, too.<unk> I think we owe it to the LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] community to make this move.<unk> I think we owe it to the LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] community to make this move. <unk> <unk> <unk>
Relatives of gay WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing petitioned Downing Street.<unk> Relatives of gay WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing petitioned Downing Street.<unk> Relatives of gay WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing petitioned Downing Street. Turing was prosecuted for being gay but he was pardoned in 2013.<unk> Turing was prosecuted for being gay but he was pardoned in 2013. Benedict Cumberbatch played Turing in the film The Imitation Game.<unk> Benedict Cumberbatch played Turing in the film The Imitation Game.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Miliband <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>