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Originally Posted by martyh
why is there so much emphasis on him being gay and a Atheist? what has that got to do with his achievements at Bletchley
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He was leaned on,prevented from doing the sort of work he did during the war in case he was 'blackmailed' and generally hounded by the society that originally couldn't give a toss about his sexuality during the war because what he was doing was too important.However during the 'cold war' any one who was homosexual was viewed as being a possible security risk and therefore not fit for certain high security risk jobs.
Eventually he ate a cyanide impregnated apple as a form of suicide.
So yes his sexuality played a great part in how he was dealt with.
It was a great shame as we lost one of the most wonderful minds of the 20th century far too early.