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.
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.
While accepting an award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Benedict Cumberbatch gave a passionate speech about the legacy of gay scientist Alan Turing.