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Queer & Trans Muslim Speakers

Book a speaker who speaks from lived experience

QTMS lists queer and trans Muslim speakers, panellists, facilitators, and trainers across Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia. Search by topic, audience, or city, write to the speaker yourself, and agree terms between the two of you. Free to use, free to join.

Search the directory For speakers

For event planners

How it works

  • Search

    Filter by speaking topic, the audience you're convening, the format you need (in person or virtual), and where the speaker is based.

  • Read a profile

    Every profile shows topics, engagement style, experience, languages, and past engagements, so you can shortlist with some confidence.

  • Contact directly

    Reach out to the speaker yourself and agree the terms together. QTMS takes no cut and doesn't sit in between.

Browse by topic

The most-listed topics across the directory. There are more than thirty in all, and speakers choose only the ones that genuinely apply.

  • Faith and identity

    • Islam and LGBTQ+ identities
    • Personal journeys of faith and sexuality
    • Faith and spirituality
    • Navigating religious and cultural expectations
    • Coming out stories

  • Community and advocacy

    • Community building
    • Queer Muslim visibility
    • Advocacy and activism
    • Trans rights and issues
    • Media representation of queer Muslims

  • Workplaces and institutions

    • Creating inclusive and equitable cultures
    • Decolonization and anti-oppression work
    • Gender identity and expression
    • Cultural identity and belonging
    • Mental health and wellbeing

For speakers

Are you a queer or trans Muslim speaker?

Schools, workplaces, community groups, and conference organizers use QTMS to find speakers they would otherwise have to know someone to find.

Free to list,
and it will stay free

The form takes 15 to 30 minutes, once. Create an account, fill in your speaker page, and you're listed. You can log back in and change anything at any time. Organizers email you directly, and QTMS takes no cut.

Sign up as a speaker
Your topics and audiences
What you speak on and who you speak to. This is how organizers find you in search.
How you present
Online, in person, or both, and whether you'll tailor a talk to a particular event.
Your experience
How long you've been speaking and in what roles: keynote, panel moderator, workshop facilitator, trainer.
Past engagements
A few recent events, panels, or workshops, so organizers can picture the room you're used to.
Your style
How you tend to present, and how much of your own story you bring into a talk.

What to have ready

Nothing here is hard to find, but gathering it first turns the form into one sitting rather than three.

A headshot
Square or portrait works best.
Your title
Or a one-line description of what you do, such as "educator and community organizer".
Topics and audiences
Choose everything that genuinely applies. A focused profile is easier for an organizer to match than one that ticks every box.
A few past engagements
Events, panels, workshops. A line each is enough.
Website and CV
Optional, and only if you'd like organizers to see them.

Every identity question is optional, and each list includes "prefer not to share". They exist so organizers can find speakers whose identities and lived experience fit their event. Fill in only what you're comfortable having on a public profile.

Download the full profile guidePDF · 187 KB

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