In the 1950s and 1960s, the RCMP used a device known as the ___________ to detect gay civil servants due to the perception that they were a security risk.

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In the 1950s and 1960s, the RCMP used a device known as the ___________ to detect  gay civil servants due to the perception that they were a security risk.

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The "fruit machine" was a device used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) during the 1950s and 1960s to identify and eliminate gay men from civil service positions, based on the belief that they were security risks.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the RCMP Used a Device