43 Years Since the Revolution Started.

Today is anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The editor asks how that legacy is faring in 2012.

“To cries of ‘gay power’, and ‘Christopher Street belongs to the queens’, the crowds fought back. As the activist and academic Dennis Altman later wrote, it was the ‘Boston Tea Party of the gay movement’.”

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Released February, 1969

This raw rock ‘n’ roll is the sound of the revolution.

“They didn’t want peace and love; they wanted to throw Molotov cocktails at police and burn the whole damn system to the ground.”

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60 min • Leicester Square Theatre • Jun 16, Jul 1, Jul 31, 2012

Clayton Littlewood is blown away by Dexter Clark’s Fabulous Head. The hecklers didn’t stand a chance.

“It was refreshing. Funny. With a minute amount of Mrs Merton, a sprinkling of Savage and a big bite of Bernhard.”

Interview with curator Colin Ginks

I Am This Also is an exhibition at Liberdade Provisoria in Lisbon that looks at what queer art means in an age when so much its imagery has entered the mainstream.

“I wondered if I was going to get indifferent reactions to this project because banal, queer-informed, imagery has invaded the visual mainstream in so many ways.”

How Turing’s Ideas Were Borne From Death.

The love of Alan Turing for Christopher Morcom shaped his career. Morcom’s death changed how Turing thought about the possibilities of mathematics and the place of the spirit in it.

“After the loss for Morcom, Turing started to puzzle out the nature of mind and spirit, and its relationship with the physical machine, the body. It was this creative leap that drove his career.”

A Selection of Images from Bletchley Park.

A gallery of images from Bletchley Park, home to the National Codes Centre and the National Museum of Computing, for the Turing centenary.

“Today Bletchley is open to the public where its secrets have been laid bare. Home to the National Codes Centre and the National Museum of Computing, it is a fascinating place of historic interest.”

Suicide, Accident or Murder?

When Alan Turing died in June 1954, the coroner ruled that it was suicide, and no further investigation was undertaken. That conclusion, nevertheless, does not square with the facts.

“There was no cover up because no one was asking questions. The significance of Turing’s work, and his position on the political chessboard, was hidden under a veil of secrecy.”

Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD • June 21, 2012 – July 31, 2013

The Science Museum’s contribution to the Turing centenary, the exhibition Codebreaker – Alan Turing’s Life and Legacy, is a first rate insight into his work.

“Codebreaker is an astutely thought-out tribute to mark the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth on June 23.”

Book event, Gay’s The Word, June 22, London.

Peter Parker and Richard Canning talk about G.F. Green and Ronald Firbank, and ask, ‘what makes a classic gay novel?’.

“What should a gay classic novel be, or do? Who is it for? What do we mean by the words “gay classic”? “

Tackling Online Bullying.

The New York state assembly has passed legislation that provides a solid system to deal with cyberbullying.

“The experience of cyberbullying for LGBT youth is, according to the Human Rights Campaign, far higher than the average. The effectiveness of this legislation is something to watch out for.”