Tracing Toronto’s queer history
Rahim and Maureen FitzGerald, co-editors of Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer, on the city’s queer history.
2SLGBTQIA+ Muslims and mental health
The social and cultural determinants of mental health for queer and trans Muslims, and how to support them with dignity.
Queer and Muslim: on faith, family and healing
Rahim talks with CBC’s Shauna Powers about the anthology Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, and Healing.
Virtual book launch with Dr. Marco Posadas
Rahim and psychoanalyst Dr. Marco Posadas discuss the purpose, vision and core messages of The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys.
3 questions with Rahim
A short introduction to The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys.
Understanding LGBTQIA+ mental health
A keynote on LGBTQIA+ mental health through population-specific social determinants.
I’m More Than One Thing
A talk to middle school students about growing up queer, South Asian and Ismaili Muslim, coming out and finding supportive communities.
Connection seeking and mental health
Relationship scripts, apps and hook-up culture, and emotional hygiene for queer and trans men and the people who support them.
Healthy Relationships 101
Attachment, consent and trauma, and why checking in with yourself and your partners matters.
When curiosity sends the wrong message
A keynote on bias in sexuality research, education and therapy, and why curiosity needs reflexivity.
CBT thought record simulation with Rahim and Leah
Watch a thought record unfold in a simulated sex therapy session about communicating sexual needs to a partner.
The lulls and lows of leadership and the value of social work
On sustaining leadership, confronting the “always be doing” culture, and bringing a queer, racialized view to social work.
Cultural safety and countertransference
A SACAP webinar on working in communities you belong to: shared identity, countertransference and supervision strategies.
Do you need sex therapy?
What sex therapy is, when to seek it, and what it means to be sex positive in a sex-negative world.
You’re Queer, Not Broken!
Why so many queer men expect rejection, hyper-focus on their bodies and carry more weight around sexual health, and why it makes sense.
A watershed moment
A conversation with the University of Waterloo alumni podcast about identity, formative experiences and finding a professional direction.
What it takes to build queer-affirming mental health care
On TELUS Talks, Rahim explains why affirming care for queer men has to reach beyond HIV to shame, trauma and community norms.