PFLAG Meeting

Award-winning documentary about Alan Turing to be shown March 10

PFLAG will host a viewing of the award-winning documentary “Codebreaker” Monday night, March 10, at its regular meeting, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Florence United Methodist Church. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The church is located on the corner of Kingwood and Second Street, one block west of Hwy 101.

The 80-minute documentary, released in 2014, deals with the tragic history of Alan Turing, one of the 20th century’s most important mathematicians, now considered the father of computer science. His unconventional and original mind helped the British break the German naval Enigma code during World War II, but rather than being hailed for this triumph, he was persecuted and tried under England’s anti-gay laws. To avoid prison, he had to undergo what was then called “chemical castration,” a process that ultimately led to his suicide at the age of 41. He has since received accolades and a public apology from the British government, but his story remains one that needs to be told.

PFLAG-Florence is an affiliate of a national organization with more than 350 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters across the United States. PFLAG is the country’s largest organization working to create a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.