Articles about Alan Turing

16 May 2013
New Alan Turing sculpture revealed in London 4 A new sculpture of gay computer genius and WWII codebreaker Alan Turing has been revealed in Paddington, London, as one of three heroes voted for by local residents.
10 May 2013
Lords bill introduced to pardon gay codebreaker Alan Turing 25 A private member's bill has been introduced in the House of Lords, which seeks to pardon the gay computer genius Alan Turing, who was prosecuted for gross indecency in 1952, after having a relationship with another man.
27 February 2013
Comment: Why I’m inspired by Alan Turing 12 As LGBT History Month draws to a close, LGBT youth volunteer Thomas Wales writes for PinkNews on why it’s important to remember Alan Turing.
4 February 2013
Benedict Cumberbatch in talks to play Alan Turing in biopic 7 Benedict Cumberbatch is reportedly in talks to play Alan Turing, in an upcoming biopic about the gay mathematician and codebreaker.
14 December 2012
Stephen Hawking calls for David Cameron to pardon gay code breaker Alan Turing 33 The scientist Professor Stephen Hawking and the broadcaster Lord Michael Grade have joined other distinguished scientists and peers to call on the Government to pardon Alan Turing.
15 November 2012
Comment: Time is right to pardon Alan Turing 32 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Labour Party member Andrew Pakes says the government must issue gay scientist and computing pioneer Alan Turing with an official pardon.
4 October 2012
Government Communications chief regrets treatment of codebreaker Alan Turing 49 The head of the Government Communications Headquarters has expressed his regret at the way Alan Turing, a gay World War Two codebreaker, was treated in the years leading up to his suicide after being convicted of homosexuality.
10 September 2012
Alan Turing Monopoly board unveiled 6 A special edition Monopoly board commemorating the life of gay codebreaker Alan Turing has been launched by the Bletchley Park Trust.
24 August 2012
Manchester Pride to send message of solidarity to St Petersburg 13 The thousands who attend Manchester Pride this weekend are being urged to use the event to send a message of solidarity to LGBT people in St Petersburg.
20 August 2012
Warner Bros shelves Alan Turing biopic 39 Warner Bros.
25 July 2012
Lords bill aims to pardon gay computer genius Alan Turing 28 A private member's bill has been introduced in the House of Lords today seeking to pardon the gay computer genius Alan Turing, who was prosecuted for gross indecency in 1952 after a relationship with another man.
23 June 2012
Google celebrates 100th anniversary of gay war hero’s Alan Turing’s birth with Doodle 27 Google has celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing, the gay mathematical genius and codebreaker who not only was the effective inventor of the computer but also a key driver behind the victory over the Nazis.
22 June 2012
New anti-homophobia award named in honour of Alan Turing 16 Ahead of the centenary of his birth, the Lesbian and Gay Foundation has unveiled a new award in its Homo Heroes series dedicated to gay computer genius and Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing.
21 March 2012
Petition to feature Alan Turing on next £10 note launched 39 A petition to put an image of gay computer pioneer and Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing on the next £10 note has been launched, securing over a thousand signatures in its first day.
6 March 2012
Alan Turing exhibition opens at Bletchley Park 19 An exhibition of items from the life of gay computer genius and Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing was opened at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire yesterday by Top Gear presenter James May.
16 July 2011
Video: Queen unveils monument at Bletchley Park, home of gay genius codebreaker Alan Turing 34 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh yesterday unveiled a monument to commemorate the contribution made by code breakers at Bletchley Park to victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
26 October 2010
London school claims to have eradicated anti-gay bullying 23 A school in north London says it has virtually eradicated anti-gay bullying by teaching pupils about gay history.
25 June 2010
New gay Tory MP pays tribute to Alan Turing 21 Newly-elected Tory MP for Milton Keynes South, Iain Stewart, made his first speech in the House of Commons last night in which he spoke of the heroic life and tragic early death of gay mathematician and wartime code-breaker Alan Turing.
15 February 2010
Man still has to declare 51-year-old buggery conviction 65 A gay man who was convicted of buggery 51 years ago is fighting to clear his name and have the conviction removed from his criminal record.

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