VICE: My Dad’s Military Job Was to Fire Gay People Like Me

Fascinating article today on Vice by Samuel Mason on the gay purge in the military in Canada.

The Canadian government is publicly apologizing for this purge and will try and make amends with the LGBTQ community.

Ann excerpt form the article:

“My father worked for the military and was a part of the SIU. He investigated and interrogated gays and lesbians. He has a gay son (me), and I work in the public service. It is tough imaging my father investigating gays and lesbians, turning them into his superiors who would then drum them out of the military—ruining their lives…”

READ MORE HERE:

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qv3gqm/my-dads-military-job-was-to-fire-gay-people-like-me

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