PODCASTs - INterviews - PANELS

Tam, R., Thawer, R., & Shanker, A. (June 2021) Denormalizing Cigarettes and Vaping in LGBTQ+ Communities. The Quit Crowd - a program of the Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance Inc. 📽️

Thawer, R. and Tidey, L. (April 2021). Thought Record Simulation for Sex Therapy. 📽️

Doctor, F., McDonald, H., Thawer, R. (Mar 2021). Panel - Inspiring Change: Learning and Sharing from the Past Year. Ontario Association of Social Workers. 📽️

Gowani, F., Rao, A., Thawer, R. (Mar 2021). Panel - Diverse sexualities and gender identities in migrant South Asian communities: an intergenerational dialogue. 5th Annual South Asian Mental Health Conference. 📽️

Tidey, L. (Mar 2021). Ep 4: What is sex therapy? (And do I need it?) feat. Rahim Thawer. 🎧

Francoeur, V., Hart, T., Julien, R., Thawer, R. (Nov 2020). Panel - Challenges and Rewards of Training Providers to do Counselling with GBQ Men. Summit 2020: Resistance and Resilience. Community-Based Research Centre. 📽️

Kempner, E., Rao, A., Thawer, R., Wenke, B., Woodland, E. (2020). Panel: Mental Health and the LGBTQ Community. Sound Mind Live Mental Health Music Festival.

Justin & Eddie (2020). Do Open Relationships Work? The Queer Network. 📽️

Taormino, T (2019). Rahim Thawer on Gender & Interpersonal Fluidity. Sex Out Loud. 🎧

Sylver, L (2019). Shame and Sexuality. Seek, Discover, Create. 🎧

Bisbey, L.B. (2019). G is for Gay Men and Relationships. The A to Z of Sex. 🎧

Kiwanuka, N. (2019). Tracing Toronto's Queer History: M. FitzGerald and R. Thawer. The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Toronto, ON: TVO.org. 📽️

Vann, M. (2018) In My Mind: Authenticity & Acceptance in the LGBTQ Community w/ Rahim Thawer. Mental Health News Radio. 🎧

Carter, A. (2016). Counsellors who assist LGBTQ community not surprised by Orlando attacker visiting gay clubs. Global News. 📽️

Gurza, A. (2016). Deliciously Disabled Gets Undressed with Rahim Thawer. Deliciously Disabled: The Podcast that Finally Puts Sex & Disability in Bed Together. 🎧

Dhungana, L. (2016). Teaching Taboo: Sex Ed and the South Asian Diaspora. Reel Asian Film Festival. 📽️

Sharvendiran , R. (2016). Mirror, Mirror - A Body Image Group for Queer Guys. CJRU The Scope at Ryerson University. 🎧

Habib, S.(2014). Just me and Allah: Interviews with queer Muslims. Vimeo. 📽️

McCullagh, J. (2013). Barebacking and Gay Men. PositiveLite.com. 📽️

Balkissoon, D. (2012). Q & Ass with Rahim Thawer. The Ethnic Aisle. 🖋️

Interview Aam Gaysi (2012). Do Some Drag, It’ll Help You Get Comfortable In Your Own Skin! Gaysi. 🖋️

keynotes-presentations

Ambiguous Pandemic Feels. Summit 2020: Resistance and Resilience. Community-Based Research Centre. Nov 2020. 📽️

When Curiosity Sends the Wrong Message: Exploring Bias in Sexuality Research, Education & Therapy. Closing Plenary -Canadian Sex Research Forum. Oct 2020. 📽️

Feelin' My Feelings. Free To Be Me 2020 Virtual Forum, Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLESD) and the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD). June 2020. 📽️

Fear & Fluid(ity). Sex Down South Conference. Sep 2019, Atlanta, GA. 📽️

Sexuality and the Imprint of Shame. Community-Based Resource Centre. Nov 2018, Vancouver, BC. 📽️

Casual sex vs Long Term Relationships. Gay Men’s Mental Health Summit, March 2018, Toronto, ON. 📽️

Communicating Sexual Risk to People Living with HIV and People at Risk. CATIE Forum 2013: New Science, New Directions in HIV & HCV. Toronto, ON. 📽️

Barebacking: Risk, Connection, & Vulnerability. Gay Men’s Sexual Health (GMSH) Summit, AIDS Bureau, Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, May 2013. Toronto, ON. 📽️

writing

Thawer, R. (2020). Fear & Fluid(ity), Part III - Confronting Our Fears: How a Fear of Bodily Fluids Affects Interpersonal Fluidity & our Communities. Spectrum Journal. 🖋️

Thawer, R. (2020). Fear & Fluid(ity), Part II - Gender Fluidity: How a Fear of Bodily Fluids Spills Over Into Fear of Gender Fluidity. Spectrum Journal. 🖋️

Thawer, R. (2020). Fear & Fluid(ity), Part I - Bodily Fluids: How Social Discourse Causes us to Fear and Contain Bodily Fluid. Spectrum Journal. 🖋️

Thawer, R. (2019). Sadness. 🖋️

Thawer, R. (2017). Defending Uncritical Art Has Consequences. Marvellous Grounds: Bodies as Archives: QTBIPOC Art and Performance in Toronto, (Issue 2). 🖋️

Thawer, R. (2017). Cardio-Highs: Winning and Running Away All at Once. In Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer (pp. 76-77). Toronto, ON: Coach House Books. 🖋️

Taylor, T. & Thawer, R. (2017). Did Toronto Get Queer? In Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer (pp. 76-77). Toronto, ON: Coach House Books.🖋️

Thawer, R. (2017). Unspoken Contracts.🖋️

Thawer, R. (2016). Phobias, Mental Health and Pride: a QPOC Perspective. Rabble.ca. 🖋️

Thawer, R. (2013). Self-Reflection Workout: Stress and Ab-spectations. OurAgenda.ca Blog: GMSH. 🖋️

Thawer, R. (2012). Contents Under Pressure: A Queer Muslim Unsilenced. The Ethnic Aisle. 🖋️

Community collaborations

The Wellness Connection Partnership. (2015). Local Immigration Partnership. 📽️

This Is Our Community - Bisexual Anti-Stigma Video Campaign. (2015). Rainbow Health Ontario. 📽️

How To Get Tested - An Instructional Video. (2014). Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention. 📽️

Protect Your Love . (2012). Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention.📽️

Counselling Guidelines for High HIV Anxiety and No/Low Risk (HHANLR). HIV Testing Conference, AIDS Bureau, Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, May 2012. Toronto, ON. 🖋️

Pashai, Y. (2012). Illuminations 📽️

Queer South Asian Youth (QSAY) Project. (2009). Brown Like Me Alliance for South AIDS Prevention.📽️