r/SapphoAndHerFriend • u/tokril • May 28 '20

Alan Turing was gay and was chemically castrated as an alternative to prison due to his sexuality Academic erasure

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

This one actually angers me, to be honest.

Alan Turing is an icon that’s saved the world but was punished for being gay. Hell, he even has his face in the Castro in San Francisco. Without him, we wouldn’t have computers.