![]() He, however, was pardoned by the Queen Elizabeth II under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in 2013. In a letter that he wrote to a colleague, after 1952 trial for homosexuality, Turing said he described his situation to his mother: “I have been subjecting her to a good deal of sexual enlightenment and she seems to have stood up to it very well.”Īged just 41 Turing died of suicide, according to the LGBTQNation. ![]() Turing, who was awarded an OBE in 1945, was prosecuted in the early 1950s for his sexuality as he came out identifying as ‘gay.’ After being convicted by the British government in 1952 of “gross indecency” with another man he was punished. King's College, Cambridge JanuProsecuted in 1950s by UK for his sexuality Thank you to all who came along to celebrate the life and work of Alan Turing and hear more about this extraordinary artwork. 'True, for Alan Turing', the new sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley, was officially unveiled yesterday.
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