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Subject: Alan Turing biography
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Date: Fri, 25-May-84 21:31:02 EDT
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Subject: Alan Turing biography : net.motss

A gay newspaper called "The Body Politic" (published in
 Toronto, Canada - available throughout the USA at better
 periodical vendors) (May 1984 Isssue #103)
 contains a short review of a biography of Alan Turing (who was gay)
written by gay activist and mathemetician Andrew Hodges.
Following the short review is an interview with Andrew Hodges.

Question: why wasn't I told Turing was gay in computer science class???
   (hummmm, questionable grammar, I'm pretty sure Turing was gay outside
     of computer science class too!)
 (actually, I can guess the answer, I just find it unfortunate that society
  fears potential idols/martyrs, come to think of it my music teachers
  never pointed out that Tchaikowsky was gay)

Do you folks care to contribute to the list of gay famous (or soon to be,
 or should be famous) persons that an insecure "coming out" gay can
 look at and find some sort of comfort or admiration.  Perhaps with
 any names submitted there should be one or two lines of history/description
 just in case the names arent overly recognizable.

[The Book:   Alan Turing: The Enigma, by Andrew Hodges
             Simon & Schuster, New York (General Publishing in Canada)

 The Newspaper:  The Body Politic,
                 Box 7289, Station F, Toronto, Ontario, Canada   M4Y 2N9
                 (416) 364-6320
                 Published by Pink Triangle Press, a nonprofit corporation
                 $2.00/issue  $15.95/10issues via international post
]

                     - Ken Dykes  (yes, my real name)
                       Software Development Group, University of Waterloo
                       Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.  N2L 3G1
                       (519) 885-1211 x2452
                       watmath!watrose!watbun!kgdykes
 (not affiliated with Body Politic or Pink Triangle Press)