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From: tim@unisoft.UUCP (Tim Bessie)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.motss
Subject: Re: responsibility, sensitivity, (actually "Depression")
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 20:05:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 14 20:05:27 1986
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In article <1666@bbncca.ARPA> rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo) writes:
>Turing killed himself as a result of depression after being given the "3rd
>degree" (criminal conviction and hormone treatments) for being openly gay.
 ...
>You probably weren't aware of the details, but to say Turing killed
>himself because he couldn't deal with his homosexuality not only lets
>the culprits (the British authorities) off the hook, but lets them have
>the last word via a very ironic slander.

I appreciate your admitting that I might not have had the facts.  I
get the feeling, though, that you are upset with me for being ignorant
here.  Is this true?

                                                - Tim