You may know his name, you may know about his achievements in computer science and code-breaking, but do you know the man? Alan Turing was without a doubt one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century, but he was also a gay man. A gay man who was unashamed of himself at a time when homosexuality was criminalized. In this story, Jen will tell you about the man whose extraordinary brilliance was extinguished by hate.

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