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SUMMARY:Talkback with Rahim Thawer: The Mental Health Guide for Cis & Trans Queer Guys (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:What are the determinants of your mental health? \nJoin us for a community conversation to celebrate the release of the much-anticipated book\, The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys (New Harbinger Publications\, 2025). This guide examines the social determinants impacting the mental health of queer men—including internalized shame\, heteronormative milestones\, disenfranchised grief\, and body-conscious culture—and offers therapeutic tools such as cognitive-behavioural techniques\, Gestalt role-play\, and psychodynamic inquiry to foster insight and resilience.\nThis event welcomes GBTQ folks\, allies\, and service providers. \nAuthor: Rahim Thawer\, MSW\, RSW\nTalk Back Moderator: JT Mikulka\, LCSW \nSchedule\n3:00 Welcome and Digging Deeper Exhibit (Solo or interactive) \n3:30 Moderator’s opening remarks \n3:35 Talk Back \n4:25 Audience Q&A \n4:50 Closing remarks and book signing \n5:30 End \nSign up here: http://rahiminnyc.eventbrite.ca/ \n  \nTo reserve a copy of The Mental Health Guide for Cis & Trans Queer Guys (New Harbinger Publications\, June 1\, 2025\, paperback\, $19.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Mental Health Guide for June 15 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nRahim Thawer (he/him) is a registered social worker (OCSWSSW)\, psychotherapist\, and Canadian Certified Supervisor (CCS); he’s also a consultant\, public speaker\, and writer. He is the founder of Affective Consulting & Psychotherapy Services (est. 2014)\, through which he has delivered nearly 200 presentations and talks that inspire critical\nconversations and reflection on mental health\, interpersonal effectiveness\, systemic oppression\, and innovation in queer relationships. \nRahim calls Toronto home and teaches in Tuscaloosa\, at The University of Alabama\, where he is a full-time instructor and also enrolled in the Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program. As a queer Muslim\, his clinical work and scholarship consistently explore the intersections of mental health and systemic oppression. His doctoral research focuses\non how anti-racist\, queer-affirming psychoanalytic frameworks can better support social workers\, therapists-in-training\, and organizational leaders. \nHe is the recipient of multiple awards that recognize his leadership and contributions to education\, social justice\, and anti-oppressive practice\, including: \n\nThe Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award from the Counsellors for Social Justice (CSJ)\, American Counselling Association (2025)\nThe Honorary Award in Education from South Asian Americans for Change (SAAFC\, 2025)\nThe DSW Award for Writing to Advance Social Work and Social Justice from The University of Alabama (2025)\nThe Distinguished Leader Award from the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW\, 2024)\n\n  \nRahim was a co-editor of Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer (Coach House Books\, 2016)\, which was nominated for the Toronto Book Awards. He has also self-published four clinical guides addressing assessment\, treatment planning\, documentation\, and countertransference. \nForthcoming Books: \n1. The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys (New Harbinger Press\,June 2025) \n2. The Politicized Practitioner: The Essential Reader for Social Workers & Psychotherapists (Blue Cactus Press\, November 2025) \n3. Queer Muslims: On Faith\, Family\, and Healing (Co-editor; University of ReginaPress\, April 2026). \nKeep Up with Rahim Here \n@the.politicized.practitioner \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/mental-health-guide-cis-trans-guys/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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