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I knew that homosexuality was punishable by death back in those days. I wasn't too surprised that Tyson and Beresford were both mollies as I suspected it early on. What did surprise me was that Tyson didn't go out of his way to deny it or say otherwise. He didn't admit it in so many words but he strongly implied it to Sebastian, of all people.
No, I knew about England's legal position on this topic. Beresford was obviously "out" to the reader; it took me longer to learn about Tyson's preferences.
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Tyson was a surprise until I mulled it over following the reveal. Beresford seemed obvious.
It did not surprise me at all that homosexuality was a capital crime. It has always brought out extreme reactions in people. In fact, homosexuality was a criminal offense in the UK until 1967. Alan Turing has only recently been pardoned and the government issued an apology for their treatment of him.
Wow, I didn't know that.
Veronica wrote: "Wow, I didn't know that."It was really despicable how they treated him, especially considering his contribution to the war effort. Without him the Germans may even have won the war or at lest prolonged it significantly. He was an amazing man with an incredible mind, but prejudice and fear overcome common sense.
So sad that it took the government so long to pardon him and apologize. Long overdue!
I'm not surprised. There are still 16 states that have laws against homosexuality. A couple states revised the laws stating "forced" sodomy will be prosecuted to add to the rape laws. All the state laws were implemented back in colonial times.
