We are delighted to welcome Richard back (see our last session with the book Time Touch and Talk) to our webinar series. This time, with his latest book ‘Understanding Our LGBTQ+ Loved Ones’ By understanding the hearts of our gay family members and friends, we may resolve the conflicts and confusion regarding homosexuality. The book…
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We are delighted to be joined by licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, Jr., the founder of the Reintegrative Therapy Association. In this session, we will be discussing his therapeutic approach on exploring the potential of opposite sex attractions with his clients. You can find more videos on the reintegrative approach here. Date: Saturday 25th…
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This webinar is aimed at parents and families with children struggling with sexual identity. We are grateful to be joined by licensed psychotherapist Christopher Doyle. We look at the family systems approach popularised by psychiatrist Murray Bowen on how a person cannot be fully separated from their family relational system. Date: Wednesday, 1st March 2023…
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We often hear of ‘conversion therapy’ in the context of refusing to understand the reality of the client and enforcing our view on what they should or shouldn’t be. This is the premise of the affirmative approach, it is the client that knows better. However, the NHS in its review of its gender identity services…
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We are delighted to welcome Richard, you may have seen Ali’s talk with Richard in September on conversion therapy bans. In this webinar, we discuss the harms of age-inappropriate sex education being taught to young children in the guise of LGBT inclusivity and how parents can safeguard their children by being involved with the school.…
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We are excited to be welcoming our next guest Dr Parvez Mandviwala from Mumbai, India. TAQueer is an online/offline community support group for God-fearing Muslims struggling with homosexual urges. The initiative promotes choosing Taqwa over Queer. In this webinar, we discuss what prompted Dr Mandviwala to create TAQueer and the barriers faced by Muslims seeking…
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We are delighted to be joined by Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui from Massachusetts, USA. In this world of gender roles, we look at the Islamic understanding of masculinity and femininity and touch upon the transgender ideology. Date: Saturday, 3rd September 2022 Time: 5pm BST, 12pm (EDT) Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui holds a B.S. in…
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We are grateful to be joined by Ayman Nassar of Islamic Leadership Institute in Maryland, USA. The not-for-profit organisation aims to promote leadership development, education, and research based on Islamic values and principles. They operate a Youth Crisis Line which provides counselling services for ages 13-27 with support for youth suffering from substance abuse, homelessness,…
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One of the most frequent questions from those looking to get married or those finding an opposite-sex partner is whether they should disclose their same-sex attraction and struggle to their future spouse. Many individuals feel that the stigma of same-sex attraction or gender identity conflict is taboo to discuss during the “get to know each…
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The government has decided to bring forth legislation to ban conversion therapy practices to change sexual orientation. It includes non-physical “conversion therapy” which the government refers to as “talking conversion therapy”. It fully bans such talking therapy for under-18s. However, the government clarifies also that it aims to protect freedom of speech and clinicians’ independence…
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