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An indicted hero: honouring Alan Turing as a gay man failed by society | Pride Month 2024
Alan Turing (1912-1954) was a mathematician, computer scientist and codebreaker whose work at the British Intelligence Service was instrumental in breaking the German Enigma machine and curtailing WWII. Despite the contributions to his country and the mathematics community, Turing was ultimately criminalised for his sexuality, with homosexuality remaining illegal until 1967, 13 years after his […]
“I have always felt like I could bring my whole self to work”
This Manchester Pride weekend, we’re celebrating our LGBTIQ+ colleagues across the Faculty. We asked four colleagues to share their stories.