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And yet, I had more men come onto me in the military
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The Fruit Machine

And yet, I had more mencome onto me in the military, then I certainly didwomen, I mean,...

And yet, I had more men
come onto me in the military, then I certainly did
women, I mean, women were too afraid
to act on this stuff

Full Transcript

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And yet, I had more men come onto me in the military,
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then I certainly did women, I mean,
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women were too afraid to act on this stuff.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:54
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
SandBay Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Some softened by age and sadness, others loud and angry, the voices of the survivors of Canada’s public service homosexual purge are now united, and determined. They are torqued by decades of silence, years of being ignored. They demand justice, and they want to be heard. Theirs is a story of betrayal that is both national and deeply personal. Men and women who dedicated their lives to public service, some signing oaths of allegiance and servitude; casualties of a political tapestry woven in the fibers of acute security measures that somehow became normalized.
So, I mean, I was more harassed, with you know, married men, - The Fruit Machine 00:13
So, I mean, I was more harassed, with you know, married men,
- You'd have to understand the types of questions, - The Fruit Machine 00:35
- You'd have to understand the types of questions,
- Back in the 70s they used to punch us like this, - The Fruit Machine 00:08
- Back in the 70s they used to punch us like this,
Your feet were not perfect, so they would go like this - The Fruit Machine 00:08
Your feet were not perfect, so they would go like this
Or they would hit your leg with their pace stick - The Fruit Machine 00:09
Or they would hit your leg with their pace stick
So this guy pointed at me for two and half hours, - The Fruit Machine 00:09
So this guy pointed at me for two and half hours,
I am almost an MP, so, I've learned all those techniques. - The Fruit Machine 00:07
I am almost an MP, so, I've learned all those technique...
- "You can't do this to me." - The Fruit Machine 00:04
- "You can't do this to me."
It still isn't today. "You can't do this to me." - The Fruit Machine 00:14
It still isn't today. "You can't do this to m...
- And I remember telling them in one of the interviews, - The Fruit Machine 00:18
- And I remember telling them in one of the interviews,
They did everything against the law when you think about it - The Fruit Machine 00:08
They did everything against the law when you think about it
- I think what people need to remember - The Fruit Machine 00:08
- I think what people need to remember
They were very young people. They were a long way from home. - The Fruit Machine 00:06
They were very young people. They were a long way from home.
- And when you feel they know - I remember - The Fruit Machine 00:06
- And when you feel they know - I remember
I'm telling them, I am gay." - The Fruit Machine 00:09
I'm telling them, I am gay."
But right then I thought the consequences will be nothing. - The Fruit Machine 00:04
But right then I thought the consequences will be nothing.
I'm a good soldier, I do everything the way - The Fruit Machine 00:06
I'm a good soldier, I do everything the way
So, I gave up, I told them the truth, - The Fruit Machine 00:07
So, I gave up, I told them the truth,
- They started asking me about other young women - The Fruit Machine 00:09
- They started asking me about other young women
And they go through every single one of them. - The Fruit Machine 00:04
And they go through every single one of them.