Alan Turing took his own life 68 years ago today. He broke the Nazi Enigma code in World War II, leading to victory over Nazism. Turing was chemically castrated by the British state for being gay. His suicide warns us today of where intolerance & hatred can lead to. #PrideMonth (via @xruiztru)

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