As a gay man he was chemically castrated and abused - finally taking his own life.
An absolute hero who did indeed save millions of lives and I'm glad he is finally being celebrated now by the British people.
overyourhead - some irreverent musings by a gay London guy - crawling though technology, love and life... so you don't have to.
Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Amazing news that #AlanTuring has been voted #Icons 'Greatest Person of the 20th Century' by BBC viewers #GayHero
He was the father of modern computing, helped crack the Enigma code that contributed to winning World War II, but wasn't treated like a hero in his lifetime due to his sexuality.
As a gay man he was chemically castrated and abused - finally taking his own life.
An absolute hero who did indeed save millions of lives and I'm glad he is finally being celebrated now by the British people.
As a gay man he was chemically castrated and abused - finally taking his own life.
An absolute hero who did indeed save millions of lives and I'm glad he is finally being celebrated now by the British people.
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