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Bank of England Unveils New £50 Note Featuring Alan Turing

Gay Icon Alan Turing's Face Is Now on a New £50 Note in United Kingdom

The honor comes after he was arrested and chemically castrated for his sexuality.

March 26 2021 10:28 AM

Alan Turing on the 50 Pound Note

Alan Turing to Appear on England’s £50 Note

Just years after Turing helped defeat the Nazis by breaking their codes during World War II, he was criminalized for being gay. Now Turing is being honored with his own bank note.

July 15 2019 10:46 AM

New UK Law to Pardon Gay Men Accused of 'Gross Indecency'

Prime Minister Theresa May is pursuing a law named after World War II codebreaker Alan Turing to pardon 49,000 men who were convicted of gross indecency.

September 22 2016 10:54 AM

Turing's Notebook Sells for Over $1 Million at Auction

Turing's Notebook Sells for Over $1 Million at Auction

The 56-page manuscript contains his complex mathematical and computer science notations

April 14 2015 10:30 AM

Graham Moore Oscars Acceptance Speech

Imitation Game Screenwriter Graham Moore: 'Stay Weird. Stay Different.'

Although he says he's not gay, he has battled depression and honored Alan Turing in his acceptance speech at the Oscars.

February 23 2015 8:54 AM

HRC Gala Waldorf Astoria 2015

Controversy at the HRC Greater NY Gala

The organization geared up to celebrate, while HIV/AIDS activists prepared to protest.

February 02 2015 4:30 PM

Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry Want Pardon for Gay Men Wronged Alongside Alan Turing

Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry Want Pardon for Gay Men Wronged Alongside Alan Turing

The Imitation Game subject was persecuted for being gay along with 49,000 other men

January 26 2015 12:59 PM

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