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   Louis Epstein to Internetado   
   Re: In Memoriam: Lynn Conway (1938-2024)   
   27 Jul 24 22:25:59   
   
   From: le@main.lekno.ws   
      
   Internetado  wrote:   
   > Pioneer in Computing and Transgender Advocacy   
   >   
   > Lynn Ann Conway, trailblazing computer scientist, electrical engineer,   
   > inventor, and transgender rights advocate, passed away on June 9, 2024,   
   > at the age of 86. Her contributions to technology and personal courage   
   > in living her truth have left indelible marks on the world.   
      
   His shameful determination to misrepresent himself as a woman should   
   be seen as detracting from his otherwise worthwhile achievements.   
      
   > During her time at IBM, Conway began her journey of gender transition.   
      
   Shame on him for that.   
      
   > However, when she revealed her plans to IBM management in 1968, she   
   > faced the harsh reality of that era';s   
      
   Permanently,exclusively correct   
      
   > societal prejudices and was  dismissed from her   
      
   his   
      
   > position.   
      
      
      
   > IBM apologized in 2020.   
      
   Shame on them for that.   
      
      
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