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Michael Yerxa
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NRWith equal rights in Canada, including same-sex marriage, and a younger generation of LGBTQ people no longer feeling threatened in the streets or in mainstream bars and nightclubs, do we still need a queer neighbourhood or queer spaces? As a number businesses in Toronto's own gay village close their doors and LGBTQ people move to other parts of the city, this documentary asks: Is the village dying?
Is the Village Dying?
2013
NRAn inspiring look at the heroes, past and present, making the Canadian sports landscape more LGBT-inclusive.
Take Up the Torch
2015
3.8A new film about homosexuality in the Inuit society shines a light on an often forgotten group of people. The Inuits are indigenous tribes who come from the northern territories of Canada. The word “inuit” means “the people” in the Inuktitut language. It is commonly believed that homosexuality does not exist in Inuit society, or is a choice, but documentary filmmakers Mark Kenneth Woods and Michael Yerxa aim to prove this untrue in their documentary, Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things. The title for the film comes from the Inuit word for homosexuals. The word for lesbians translates to “two soft things rubbing against each other” and the word for gay men means “two hard things rubbing against each other.”
Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things
2016
NRAn exploration of what happens when a small group in the remote Arctic community of Nunavut decides to hold an LGBT2Q+ pride celebration.
Pride on the Tundra
2016
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NRAn inspiring look at the heroes, past and present, making the Canadian sports landscape more LGBT-inclusive.
Take Up the Torch
2015
3.8A new film about homosexuality in the Inuit society shines a light on an often forgotten group of people. The Inuits are indigenous tribes who come from the northern territories of Canada. The word “inuit” means “the people” in the Inuktitut language. It is commonly believed that homosexuality does not exist in Inuit society, or is a choice, but documentary filmmakers Mark Kenneth Woods and Michael Yerxa aim to prove this untrue in their documentary, Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things. The title for the film comes from the Inuit word for homosexuals. The word for lesbians translates to “two soft things rubbing against each other” and the word for gay men means “two hard things rubbing against each other.”
Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things
2016
NRAn exploration of what happens when a small group in the remote Arctic community of Nunavut decides to hold an LGBT2Q+ pride celebration.
Pride on the Tundra
2016
