He credits the work of both elders and youth in the community for creating a safer space for LGBT Inuit. Fennell is one of the subjects of Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things , the documentary making its premiere at Toronto’s Inside Out LGBT Film Festival. He had struggled to find acceptance in Canada’s Far North, where many have been taught that homosexuality is incompatible with traditional Inuit culture. Meanwhile, other LGBT Inuit have found quiet acceptance in northern communities. Jesse Mike, featured in the documentary Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things, explains that the concept of "pride" has a different meaning in Inuit culture.

Source: thestar May 28, 2016 14:03 UTC