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My little accident

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Free Msg; Our records indicate you may be entitled to £3750 for the accident you had. To apply free reply CLAIM to this message. To opt out text STOP Hello there... Sorry I didn't catch your name. I'm Robert and I work in media sales... But enough about me, how are you? And more importantly how did you know about my accident. Please don't tell anyone! I'd be so embarrassed. Between me and you, I only wet the bed now if I have too much soup... But i can't help it... I just love campbells condensed chicken soup so much. Last night was only a little leakage and i changed the sheets before I left the house. But hang on, I'm confused how I can get money, do you want to buy my wee covered Toy Story duvet? If so.. Deal! Where do I send it?

My Gay Inspiration

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I am inspired by many great people and consider myself relatively well informed historically. I however am often at a loss to find a comprehensive history of major Gay historical figures. This is simply because from the start of the Christian era homosexuality has been frowned upon in most cultures of the world. It has been criminalised, ignored, wiped from the record and in some cases eradicated or imprisoned. Horrifically, after the Jews were liberated from the concentration camps of Nazi Germany many homosexuals forced to wear the pink triangle (pictured above) were re-imprisoned in Allied prisons. Because of this persecution and because of the ‘lost history’ I wanted to highlight three homosexuals who I believe have had a positive, lasting and inspiring effect on the world, (and me). Alan Turing Staying with WW2 and our battle with the Nazis I want first to look at a quiet mathematician from Maida Vale. During the Second World War at Bletchley Park we as a nation we