[deleted] t1_j5ojmpc wrote
in 1952 alan turing was arrested for acknowledging a sexual relationship between him and his male partner to the police during a burglary investigation. they gave him a choice of prison or undergo hormone therapy to receive probation. he chose probation and was forcibly administered diethylstilbistrol (estrogen medication) for one year. he developed breast tissue and became impotent. could be unrelated but he committed suicide in 1954
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