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The Fruit Machine

When I went to Borden,there was four to a room with a little closetin the corner

When I went to Borden,
there was four to a room with a little closet
in the corner

Full Transcript

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- When I went to Borden, there was four to a room
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with a little closet in the corner.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:33
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, if you're already starting, you know, - The Fruit Machine 00:09
So, if you're already starting, you know,
To me, it was the best time for being a woman in the military - The Fruit Machine 00:08
To me, it was the best time for being a woman in the militar...
- I was quite green, I'd say. - The Fruit Machine 00:10
- I was quite green, I'd say.
I remember having a boyfriend, who came when I was civilian, - The Fruit Machine 00:31
I remember having a boyfriend, who came when I was civilian,
I think at that age you're still exploring - The Fruit Machine 00:06
I think at that age you're still exploring
And I'll always remember the time, I was in Borden. - The Fruit Machine 00:08
And I'll always remember the time, I was in Borden.
I was writing letters to a young woman that I fell in love with. - The Fruit Machine 00:07
I was writing letters to a young woman that I fell in love w...
- When the heart speaks, what can you do? - The Fruit Machine 00:05
- When the heart speaks, what can you do?
And it was, at once, - The Fruit Machine 00:33
And it was, at once,
But the stuff that happened in the military was in some ways, - The Fruit Machine 00:11
But the stuff that happened in the military was in some ways...
- We knew there was investigations on the base, - The Fruit Machine 00:17
- We knew there was investigations on the base,
If they find out that you're gay, - The Fruit Machine 00:05
If they find out that you're gay,
So, the seeds of fearfulness is planted. - The Fruit Machine 00:05
So, the seeds of fearfulness is planted.
- So, it was very much a matter of compartmentalizing - The Fruit Machine 00:09
- So, it was very much a matter of compartmentalizing
When you're at work, you were this way because - The Fruit Machine 00:15
When you're at work, you were this way because
- They were going after their own. - The Fruit Machine 00:14
- They were going after their own.
- The military had internal administrative - The Fruit Machine 00:12
- The military had internal administrative
So, during WWII, thousands of people were actually purged - The Fruit Machine 00:11
So, during WWII, thousands of people were actually purged
So, you have this military campaign already preexisting - The Fruit Machine 00:24
So, you have this military campaign already preexisting
Then the 19, article 19-20 showed up, was ordered by - The Fruit Machine 00:10
Then the 19, article 19-20 showed up, was ordered by