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Outing gays with the Fruit Machine
Our “Little Known Canadian Facts" columnist Victor Nerenberg digs into the Cold War era and uncovers a device that was known derogatorily as The Fruit Machine. It was built to identify homosexuals in the Canadian public service.
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