Are you saying that in terms of the public profile he had and the major contributions he made?
Because that's suggesting Turing deserved, and still deserves, special treatment for being a clever person (even though he actually faced less than some gay men at the time).
I don't know but I don't imagine even Turing himself would want to hold a position like that. Im sure many more brilliant men were persecuted for their homosexuality most of whom we will never have heard of and never got their chance to make their contribution! :)
Canonise the example, sure. But perhaps not the man: let him be known best for his contribution!
Are you saying that in terms of the public profile he had and the major contributions he made?
Because that's suggesting Turing deserved, and still deserves, special treatment for being a clever person (even though he actually faced less than some gay men at the time).
I don't know but I don't imagine even Turing himself would want to hold a position like that. Im sure many more brilliant men were persecuted for their homosexuality most of whom we will never have heard of and never got their chance to make their contribution! :)
Canonise the example, sure. But perhaps not the man: let him be known best for his contribution!