Alan Turing Gay? - 1 views
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anonymous on 04 Nov 10Not sure if this is correct, but when I searched some blogs for Alan Turing, a large number of the hits on the first page mentioned the fact that he was gay.
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Daniel Zappala on 04 Nov 10Yes, Alan Turing was homosexual, and he was convicted of it since it was illegal in the UK at the time. He was given a choice of prison or chemical castration and chose the latter. He lost his security clearance and was unable to continue his cryptography work for the government. Several years later he committed suicide. It's a sad story of how gays have been treated in the past despite their contributions to society.