The first LGBTQ person on a English bank note

Alan Turing the face of the new £50 note.

Statement from Peter Tatchell :

«This is a much deserved accolade for one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century. Turing’s Enigma code-breaking helped defeat the Nazis and thereby shortened the Second World War, saving millions of lives. As a pioneer of computing science, his theories laid the foundation of the modern world, including everything from the internet and email to mobile phones, space exploration and life-saving medical technologies».

Last year Peter Tatchell organised LGBTQ activists to vote the code breaking hero.