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The Fruit Machine

They were underthe impression that gay males would be blackmailedby the Russians

They were under
the impression that gay males would be blackmailed
by the Russians

Full Transcript

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They were under the impression that gay males
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would be blackmailed by the Russians.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:29
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.
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,
even if a person wasn't going to be militant in any way, - The Fruit Machine 00:19
even if a person wasn't going to be militant in any way...