KEYNOTES, PRESENTATIONS, Panels

The Weight of Our Words. Secondary Transition And Readiness Program (STAR), Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School - Peel District School Board. July 2024.

What Will Students Remember? New Teacher Induction Program, Jean Augustine Secondary School - Peel District School Board. July 2024.

I'm More Than One Thing. Sunny View Middle School - Peel District School Board. May 2024.

Exploratory Questions in a Sexual Health Setting. Niagara Region Public Health. May 2024.

Can I Really Bring My Whole Self to Work? Asian Heritage Month - Ontario Public Service. May 2024.

The Matrix of Envy in Our Social and Sexual Lives. Contemporary Relationships Conference. May 2024.

I’m More Than One Thing. YANA Conference, Peel District School Board. May 2024.

Putting Anti-Oppression into Sex Therapy Practice, Pre-Conference Workshop. Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR). April 2024.

Connection Seeking and Mental Health: A Webinar for Service Providers who Support GBT2SQ Guys. Community-Based Research Centre. February 2024.

2SLGBTQIA+ Muslims and Mental Health. Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants. December 2023.📽️

Good Self-Care for the Good Fight! PFLAG National Convention. DC, October 2023.

Thawer, R. & Khan, M. (2023, July 19). Crescent Moon - Supporting Family Members of LGBTQ Muslims: A Facilitator’s Guide [Presentation]. International Sexuality & Social Work Conference, Glasgow. 

Cultural Safety and Countertransference: Working in Communities You Belong To. [Pre-Conference Institute] Contemporary Relationships Conference. Lexington, May 2023.

Determinants of LGBTQ+ Mental Health. PA LGBTQ Health Summit. Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Centre. May 2023. 📽️

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.  (Oct 2020). Panel: Mental Health and the LGBTQ Community. Sound Mind Live Mental Health Music Festival. 

Supporting Family Members When Someone Comes Out. The Practice Dialogue - A Workshop Series. South African College of Applied Psychology. May 2022. 📽️

Shame and Sexuality: A Queer Therapist’s Perspective. The Practice Dialogue - A Workshop Series. South African College of Applied Psychology. March 2022. 📽️

Creativity and Harm Reduction Counselling. The Practice Dialogue - A Workshop Series. South African College of Applied Psychology. March 2022. 📽️

Cultural Safety & Countertransference: Working in Communities You Belong To. The Practice Dialogue - A Workshop Series. South African College of Applied Psychology. Dec 2021. 📽️

Mental Health: Same Labels, Different Determinants. GMSH Virtual Conference: Queer Sex After HIV. Nov 2021. 📽️

The Matrix of Envy in our Social & Sexual Lives. Sex Down South: A New World. Sept 2021. 📽️

Perfume Genius, Max Ernst (SHAED), Anjimile. (July 2021). Panel: Stronger Than Stigma - Moderated by R. Thawer. Sound Mind Live Mental Health Music Festival. 📽️

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. 📽️

Ambiguous Pandemic Feels. Summit: 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. 📽️

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. 📽️

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

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

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.📽️