My Purge Story: A First Hand Account from a Gay Purge Survivor - Softcover

Deschamps, Steven P.

 
9781998501021: My Purge Story: A First Hand Account from a Gay Purge Survivor
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1998501027 ISBN 13: 9781998501021
Verlag: Double Dagger Books, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

In 1982, Steven Deschamps, a dedicated RCAF officer, was purged from the Canadian Armed Forces for being gay.
This memoir tells his powerful story from passionate cadet to a decorated military officer. Despite early tragedies and identity struggles, his passion for the military never wavered. Until the Purge.

As this dark period in Canadian history began, Steven faced intense scrutiny, interrogations, and humiliating interviews, leading to his discharge as "no longer advantageously employable." He battled despair, addiction, depression, and PTSD, all while facing a terminal illness diagnosis.

After years of suffering and against all odds, he challenged the military and in 1992 became the first openly gay man to re-enrol. From there he was finally able to thrive and fulfill his dreams of a celebrated, impactful, and successful military career, leaving a lasting impact on the Canadian Forces and with all those he served with.

My Purge Story is a testament to a man who faced years of prejudice, and hate and turned that adversity into a legacy of courage and pride.

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Verlag
Double Dagger Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1998501027
ISBN 13 
9781998501021
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
80
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