BBC News have just reported that thousands of gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sexual offences in England and Wales have been posthumously pardoned. The new law is being referred to as the “Alan Turing law” after the codebreaker and computer pioneer who was posthumously pardoned in 2013 for his 1952 conviction for “gross indecency”. In the final section of “A Man From The Future”, performed as part of the Proms in 2015, we referred to “an exception” being made for Turing while “the convictions for ‘gross indecency’ of tens of thousands of other men, dead and alive, remain unpardoned.” This injustice has now been corrected. Full report at the BBC link below. Neil x
Pet Shop Boys today release on Blu-ray/2CD their concert film “Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen”, which is now available to buy exclusively through the official store.
Recent Pet Texts
After two days off in Santiago, we’re playing here at the MoviStar Arena tonight. On stage at 9 pm! xx
Photo: Rose Dexter
Stopping during a walk in the mountains above Santiago today. Beautiful scenery. Neil x
Photo: Thomas Stone
“Love comes quickly”, one of Neil and Chris’s personal favourite PSB songs, was released as a single 40 years ago today.
An unforgettable night at the Viña del Mar Awards in Chile! Graçias!
Pet Shop Boys are playing a sold-out Dreamworld show at the impressive Quinta Vergara amphitheatre tonight as part of the 65th anniversary edition of Viña del Mar Festival. The concert will also be televised in Chile.
Photo by Aton
Afternoon on the beach.
