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Did I fear the RCMP? Not unless they pulled my nails off
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The Fruit Machine

Did I fear the RCMP? Not unlessthey pulled my nails off. And they got me thereand I said,...

Did I fear the RCMP? Not unless
they pulled my nails off. And they got me there
and I said, "Is this what you want to see?"
and I put down my drag pictures and they said "Yes." They said,
"We have a file on you and you're the most notorious
gay person in Ottawa." And they had about 100 albums
of gay, presumably male, in these albums and they
wanted me to put a name to them

Full Transcript

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Did I fear the RCMP? Not unless they pulled my nails off.
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And they got me there and I said,
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"Is this what you want to see?" and I put down my drag pictures
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and they said "Yes." They said, "We have a file on you
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and you're the most notorious gay person in Ottawa."
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And they had about 100 albums of gay, presumably male,
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in these albums and they wanted me to put a name to them.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:03
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.
They were under the impression that gay males - The Fruit Machine 00:07
They were under the impression that gay males
And I told the RCMP that I wasn't going to give up names - The Fruit Machine 00:20
And I told the RCMP that I wasn't going to give up name...
- The RCMP would walk into a workplace and say - The Fruit Machine 00:13
- The RCMP would walk into a workplace and say
And then firing you." - The Fruit Machine 00:20
And then firing you."
- So, I was at work one day and I get a phone call - The Fruit Machine 00:12
- So, I was at work one day and I get a phone call
Two members of the RCMP in full uniform were downstairs. - The Fruit Machine 00:05
Two members of the RCMP in full uniform were downstairs.
An appointment next week, - The Fruit Machine 00:08
An appointment next week,
And no, she couldn't because she was never told what it's about, - The Fruit Machine 00:17
And no, she couldn't because she was never told what it...
I went to headquarters that particular morning. - The Fruit Machine 00:05
I went to headquarters that particular morning.
- And they said "You have many friends - The Fruit Machine 00:22
- And they said "You have many friends
I'm only a clerk." - The Fruit Machine 00:14
I'm only a clerk."
But it was just slightly big enough to have a little table - The Fruit Machine 00:08
But it was just slightly big enough to have a little table
And... [Laughter] - The Fruit Machine 00:11
And... [Laughter]
- Then they said, "We just want you to look at - The Fruit Machine 00:13
- Then they said, "We just want you to look at
The first book they turned, - The Fruit Machine 00:12
The first book they turned,
- And he began right off the bat - The Fruit Machine 00:04
- And he began right off the bat
It was just a clear-cut statement: - The Fruit Machine 00:11
It was just a clear-cut statement:
But I was very surprised at the level of detail - The Fruit Machine 00:05
But I was very surprised at the level of detail
He wanted to know about my personal life, - The Fruit Machine 00:08
He wanted to know about my personal life,
- After I left there, I was kind of shaking, you know, - The Fruit Machine 00:24
- After I left there, I was kind of shaking, you know,