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This virtual collection of 2SLGBTQIA+ content is created and sourced by our Library staff 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee. New events, videos, reading lists, and resources are added, year-round. Please check back often.
Video Collection
Many of the videos showcased are documentaries or first-person accounts about the experience of being 2SLGBTQIA+, and may contain language and content that could be triggering. While some of this content may be hard to watch, we feel it is important to share real stories from community.
If you need support, here are some mental health and other resources you can access.
Video Collection: Indigenous
Long before the settlers arrived at Turtle Island (aka North America), there existed a Two Spirit Society in many tribal communities. The spectrum of Indigenous sexualities does not fit the confined Western registries of gender binaries, heterosexuality, or LGBT codification. Come and enjoy the "first voice" of Indigenous peoples as they share their stories.
Two Spirit is an Indigenous concept on gender and sexuality, which interconnects spirituality and cultural identity all into one. Discover more with John R. Sylliboy for the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance, opens a new window.
Indigenous Pride
Video Collection: Black and Queer
"Marsha P. Johnson, opens a new window, a Black trans woman, is credited as being one of the main activists who lead the 1969 Stonewall Riots, considered to be an integral moment in igniting the modern-day queer rights movement. Black people and trans activists have always been at the front of these protests…they've been very visible in that struggle" said Beverly Bain, a professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Discover some of the many facets of the Black queer community through these videos.
Pride Black and Queer
Video Collection: Long & Short Features
Explore these long and short feature Queer film selections.
Video Collection: Long & Short Features
Video Collection: Ability
"We don't talk about sexuality and disability at all in queer spaces or hetero spaces. We don't really talk about disability at all," says Toronto-based disability awareness consultant Andrew Gurza. These videos explore the intersections of disability and queerness, such as "What are some misconceptions you think people have about the sexualities of disabled people?"
Ability
Video Collection: Pride and Queerness
Did you know "queer" was both used as an identity and community term? Explore some of the many diverse aspects of the queer community.
Pride & Queerness
Video Collection: Transgender
Transgender people come from all walks of life. We are parents, siblings, children and friends. We are your coworkers, and your neighbors. We are 7-year-old children and 70-year-old grandparents. We are a diverse community, representing all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as faith backgrounds. Come explore some of the facets of Being Trans, and gender identity.
Transgender
Video Collection: Nova Scotia
These videos highlight the Halifax and Nova Scotia queer community.
Nova Scotia
Video Collection: Youth
According to a survey published in 2020 by GLAAD, 20 per cent of millennials define themselves as LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex). People are discovering their sexuality, gender and gender identity much sooner in life. Explore the stories of these young queer voices.
Youth
Video Collection: Global
What is it like to be Queer in other parts of the world? Listen to some "first person" experiences of being a member of the queer community around the globe.
