Queer FM Episode December 5, 2023
QueerFM Featured Guests: Sean Hosein, (he/him) is the Science and Medicine Editor at CATIE/Danny Ramadan (he/him) is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate.
8:00am - 10:00am
Sean Hosein, (he/him) is the Science and Medicine Editor at CATIE, Canada's source for information about HIV and hepatitis C. He has been a pivotal figure in the field of HIV research and information dissemination for decades. Sean has dedicated his professional life to enhancing understanding and awareness of HIV prevention and treatment.
His work, characterized by a commitment to translating complex medical research into accessible, plain language, has significantly impacted individuals living with HIV, their healthcare providers, and a wide array of service providers involved in Canada's response to HIV. To learn more, visit www.catie.ca
*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Danny Ramadan (he/him) is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate. His last novel, The Foghorn Echoes won the Lambda Award for Gay Fiction, and was nominated for the BC & Yukon Book awards, as well as the city of Vancouver Book Award. His first novel, The Clothesline Swing has been translated to multiple languages. His award-winning children’s books The Salma Series includes: picture book Salma the Syrian Chef (2020), and early chapters books Salma Makes a Home, Salma Writes a Book which was released in September of this year and Salma Joins the Team which will be released in 2024.
Ironically, it is this innocent children’s book that brings Danny to visit QueerFM again in his role as both Author and as the Chair of the Writers Union of Canada.
As recently reported here on QueerFM Van, the Waterloo Region Catholic School Board in Ontario, Canada, have allegedly shadow-banned four 2SLGBTQ+ themed books from their libraries, including Danny’s latest, Salma Writes a Book.
Since his arrival to Canada, Ramadan has raised over $300,000 for LGBTQ+ identifying refugees and he is expected to release his memoir, Crooked Teeth in 2024.. Find Danny on Insta at @TheDannyRamadan