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During the Cold War, the Canadian government had to contend with the possibility of Soviet spies.  In an attempt to negate all liabilities, however, they implemented extremely discriminatory practices against the LGBT population.  What followed was an era of fear, government surveillance, and very... questionable science.

How far was the Canadian government willing to go?  What practices did they implement? And is it really possible to build a working gay-dar?

Join us as we discuss the trials and tribulations of the Canadian Fruit Machine.

Sources:

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1. Canadian Encyclopedia:  The LGBT Purge in Canada
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2. CBC:  The Fruit Machine
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3. Canadian History Comes Out Blog: The Fruit Machine
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4. Today I Found Out: The Canadian Government Used Gay Detectors
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5. Damn Interesting: The Canadian Gay Detecting Fruit Machine
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