The women served the Canadian ary the 1980s, at a time when CFAO 19-20 was still place: a ban on homosexualy the armed forc. They were terrogated, timidated and dismissed bee they were gay. Each has a paful story to share.
Contents:
- MILARY CULTURE 'HOSTILE' TO WOMEN, GAYS, SAYS DAMNG CANADIAN ARMED FORC REPORT
- "COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS
- CANADA'S T APOLOGIZ FOR PAST 'GAY PURGE' OF THE MILARY
- TIMELE OF GAY RIGHTS THE CANADIAN ARY
MILARY CULTURE 'HOSTILE' TO WOMEN, GAYS, SAYS DAMNG CANADIAN ARMED FORC REPORT
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The women served the Canadian ary the 1980s, at a time when CFAO 19-20 was still place: a ban on homosexualy the armed forc. They were terrogated, timidated and dismissed bee they were gay. Read the ma story 'Emotnal srs rema for gay ex-ary subjected to terrogatns, dismissals'.
View origal CFAO 19-20 orr, banng homosexualy the Canadian ary.
"COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS
Gay and Lbian soldiers faced extraordary discrimatn durg World War II. Most found new muni of people and thrived spe the opprsn. Disver the film Comg Out Unr Fire that shar their story. * gay military canada *
She lied about who she was, bee she knew beg gay the ary was forbidn. She was dishonourably discharged 1985 for homosexualy. It took her more than ten years to rever om how she was treated durg her time the army, sayg that at some pot, they jt kept houndg her that she was so exhsted, she fally gave up and admted she was gay.
Diane said she would appreciate an apology, addg that there were people she worked closely wh who were fe wh her beg gay, but the tablishment wanted her out. 'Our llective shame': T livers historic apology to LGBT CanadiansANALYSIS | 'A turng pot': Power of apology li buildg the future, not tearg down the pastAfter meetg another woman, Pre was fally dismissed 1980 "for the simple reason as beg homosexual. (CBC News/Contributed)"Your release is acrdance wh the Canadian Forc' current policy on homosexuals, " says the 1985 letter signed by Gen.
CANADA'S T APOLOGIZ FOR PAST 'GAY PURGE' OF THE MILARY
$100 ln for gay purge victims as PM apologiz for LGBTQ discrimatnCanadian ernment and former feral employe reach settlement 'gay purge'A $15-ln fund was tablished for numero renciliatn projects that acknowledge "the purge" perd, Douglas said — cludg an exhib at the Canadian Mm for Human Rights Wnipeg 2023 and a natnal monument for Ottawa 2024. Gay and Lbian soldiers faced extraordary discrimatn durg World War II. Liebman and more than 9, 000 Amerin servicemembers, however, eventually were given a Sectn 8 "blue discharge" for beg homosexual.
The 1994 documentary Comg Out Unr Fire giv voice to the experienc of thoands of gay and lbian servicemembers who joed the ary durg World War II, a story that is largely ignored by historians and mms across the untry. In 1993, the Uned Stat was batg the discrimatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regardg homosexuals the morn ary. At the time, homosexualy was classified as a mental illns by the medil muny; mental illns was one ndn that disqualified young people om service.
Gay and lbian recs were forced to answer qutns vaguely, or lie about their sexualy, orr to be allowed to serve; otherwise, they would n the risk of beg sent home and brand as “sex perverts. By the middle of the war, the ary sought new ways to target and expel homosexuals. Instead of chargg dividuals wh sodomy, a urt-martialed offense, the ary began intifyg spected homosexuals as psychopaths.
TIMELE OF GAY RIGHTS THE CANADIAN ARY
Such a move created an efficient system of discrimatn and prosecutn of homosexual members of the ary. We were gay. Dpe the threat of persecutn, gay and lbian servicemembers thrived durg World War II.
The new iendships gave gay and lbian GIs refuge om the hostily that surround them and allowed for a distct subculture to velop wh the ary. Servicemembers on every waront enjoyed drag show entertament; an entire gay lexin was veloped om the wrgs of Dorothy Parker; and eventually an unrground queer newspaper emerged. Soldiers reprented female characters ary plays, and some homosexual soldiers found refuge om rigid genr rol.
The irony that the ary selected two homosexuals to reprent the ial image of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps was not lost on Abry. Eisenhower signed Executive Orr 10450, which banned homosexuals om feral employment.