King George IV awards Alan Turing with the Order of the British Empire — his classified work with codebreaking during World War II is estimated to have saved thousands of lives.
1947
The Sex Perversion Elimination Program begins in the United States.
1948
Alfred Kinsey publishes “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male”.
1949
Herman Weber attempts to restart the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee. This group ultimately becomes the Committee for the Reform of Sexual Criminal Laws.