Purged: Their Crime; Homosexuality

Fourteen interviews, fourteen portraits of men and women. The stories; a witch hunt, a form of genocide aimed at eradicating those presumed a threat to National security simply for who they loved. The precariousness of freedom revealed through their compelling accounts. Author BIO: Christine PotvinYou can permanently take off the military uniform, but you can never retire the soldier. Christine Potvin spent 29 years in the Canadian Armed Forces medical services, including three missions in Afghanistan. Forced to retire in 2017 due to medical conditions, she enrolled in the School of The Photographic Art Ottawa’s 2 year full-time diploma program. Christine graduated May 2019 and is the owner of C.E.M. Photography based in Ottawa, ON.