Alan Turing is one of my favorite examples of queer brilliance, targeted and silenced before its time. Thank you for sharing about him and continuing to give a voice to his history and suffering.
Heart-breaking story. Not just for the loss of Turing's genius but for the manner of his destruction. Tuskegee Airmen, Trail of Tears, Wounded Knee, loss after loss after loss for no other reason than not being white or straight or male. Does rather make one wonder about which genes went belly up in the evolution from single cell to walking upright.
I've probably shared this before, but what comes to mind is how I was raised. In 1963, we lived in a four-plex in Havre MT. Being 35 miles south of the Canadian border and east of Glacier National Park, it was a cold place--unless it was summer, which was very hot. In any event, the four-plex was built below ground to protect water pipes. This also meant picture windows in living rooms situated at ground level. Hence the directive 'do not look in other peoples' windows.'
This was also the parental attitude to other people; do not worry about other people unless you are directly harmed. My father and his younger brother "wrote" a book entitled Who Gives A Shit. What's it about? Who gives a shit. And then, the familial famous rejoinder--it's just another chapter in the book.
This is my long-winded take on people who bother CARING about the sexuality of others. AND acting on this "care." They need to quit looking into other people's windows and come to understand that their "caring" is just another chapter in the book.
Thank you for this story. We still face persecution of the brilliant minds because of the phobias surrounding us. I'm in a red state. My Soul Mate to those who accept us, Sister to those who don't, Lifetime Caregiver for those who need an explanation are words we use to display who we are, where we are right now. I often wonder why Trump is only attacking the "T" in the LGBTQ+. Is it possible more of this part of his life can be found in the Epstein files? Is this why he is so desperately trying to keep it from us?
Alan Turing is one of my favorite examples of queer brilliance, targeted and silenced before its time. Thank you for sharing about him and continuing to give a voice to his history and suffering.
https://open.substack.com/pub/777drfarmer/p/this-masterpiece-called-me?r=5hbfuf&utm_medium=ios
I saw The Imitation Game when it first came out. That film broke me.
I long for the day when the only box we have to checks says "human."
Sad - unfortunately many of us face this as ( from my experience) trans and queer people more often than not are overachievers
Which is why my great grandmother told me "Never apply for a job whose standards are lower than yours."
Heart-breaking story. Not just for the loss of Turing's genius but for the manner of his destruction. Tuskegee Airmen, Trail of Tears, Wounded Knee, loss after loss after loss for no other reason than not being white or straight or male. Does rather make one wonder about which genes went belly up in the evolution from single cell to walking upright.
I've probably shared this before, but what comes to mind is how I was raised. In 1963, we lived in a four-plex in Havre MT. Being 35 miles south of the Canadian border and east of Glacier National Park, it was a cold place--unless it was summer, which was very hot. In any event, the four-plex was built below ground to protect water pipes. This also meant picture windows in living rooms situated at ground level. Hence the directive 'do not look in other peoples' windows.'
This was also the parental attitude to other people; do not worry about other people unless you are directly harmed. My father and his younger brother "wrote" a book entitled Who Gives A Shit. What's it about? Who gives a shit. And then, the familial famous rejoinder--it's just another chapter in the book.
This is my long-winded take on people who bother CARING about the sexuality of others. AND acting on this "care." They need to quit looking into other people's windows and come to understand that their "caring" is just another chapter in the book.
We're all people. Love one another
Thank you for this story. We still face persecution of the brilliant minds because of the phobias surrounding us. I'm in a red state. My Soul Mate to those who accept us, Sister to those who don't, Lifetime Caregiver for those who need an explanation are words we use to display who we are, where we are right now. I often wonder why Trump is only attacking the "T" in the LGBTQ+. Is it possible more of this part of his life can be found in the Epstein files? Is this why he is so desperately trying to keep it from us?