by Jamil F. Khan | Feb 11, 2022 | Relationships
When meeting someone with an interest in pursuing a romantic relationship, looks matter though some may try to deny it. We do not see a personality or intention, at first sight, we see a face, a body. These things, shallow as they may seem, are important for initial...
by Jamil F. Khan | Nov 12, 2021 | Relationships, Troubling Home Series
We talk about “feeling at home” as a signifier of safety, familiarity and comfort. For some, it does mean exactly that. It is a feeling that first embraced us in childhood before our parents’ dreams for us were rudely interrupted by reality and our agency. For some,...
by Jamil F. Khan | Jul 19, 2021 | Parenting
The shame and secrecy around sex is a social convention that does much more harm than good. The sexual nature of adults is often juxtaposed with the innocence and purity of children. This contrast rests on the assumption that sex and sexuality is inherently linked to...
by Jamil F. Khan | Jul 12, 2021 | Parenting
Parents of queer children often say that they don’t understand their children, based on their behaviour and preferences which don’t seem to match the gender they were assigned. I started this series by exploring the inclination of parents to punish their children for...
