S4: The Fruit Machine
The Secret Life of Canada
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What Is the Fruit Machine?
Pupilary response test was used to see if you were a homosexual or not. Other tests included masculine and effeminate scales based on gendered assumptions. Gays and lesbians are being drummed out of their jobs in the sixties. This ripples into all parts of queer culture and life, says Simon Hooper.
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