Did you know that a gay man designed the modern computer we use today? Or that a lesbian almost halved the infant mortality rate of New York City? These incredible achievements made by LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and medicine have not always been told. While many hid their true identities and sexuality out of fear of persecution, others were left out of the history books altogether. As times have changed and societal views have shifted, their real stories have been unearthed, so here are five LGBTQIA+ people whose contributions, in one way or another, have changed the world.
ALAN TURING
Known as the ‘father of modern computing’, Alan Turing was a noted genius from a young age. He studied mathematics at Cambridge University where he designed the Turing machine, the mathematical model of the modern computer.
During World War II, Turing worked for the British government helping to crack the Enigma
