About Barry Duke

The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in Sackville Park, was unveiled on June 23, Turing’s birthday, in 2001. It was conceived by Richard Humphry, a barrister from Stockport, to celebrate the …
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I learned with great sadness today that Terry, whom I got to know well after meeting him for the first time back in the 1970s, had died.

His partner …
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Books aimed at young readers that champion diversity are increasing year on year, and the trend is proving a source of considerable concern to homophobes.

This has sparked …
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Life is a series of changes. Some you can anticipate and react accordingly. But others can blindside you—with seismic consequences.

Such was the case when I was informed on …
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It’s not hard to see why Roosevelt, among many, vilified Thomas Paine. For the renowned rationalist wrote in The Age of Reason (1792): “Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous …
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Years ago, I was taking a leak in a public toilet when I suddenly became aware that someone was standing close behind me, looking over my shoulder. When I …
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In 2013, Russia introduced a law prohibiting “gay propaganda,” much to the disgust of the civilized world. Then, this year, Florida did much the same with DeSantis signing a …
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Last month fury erupted among Christian extremists, supported by a Muslim psychologist, when they got wind of the fact that Simon James Green had been invited to speak to …
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Tatchell, above, has added his voice to others who have castigated the UK government for reneging on its promise to protect the entire LGBT+ communities from “pray-away-the-gay” …
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Humanists International today (Tuesday) strongly condemned a decision by the Kano State High Court to jail Mubarak Bala, above, for 24 years.

The organization, which has …
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