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Jac Tomlins

Has the time for “Queer” finally come?

We need to have a difficult conversation. It’s about the acronym. Our umbrella term is a sensitive topic, I know, but I really think we…

5 min readMay 7, 2024

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Has the time for “Queer” finally come?

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Jac Tomlins

Visibility, Connection, and Community: How we create change and stay safe in a hostile political…

This is an edited version of a speech I gave at the Pride in the North Summit: Beyond the Rainbow Lanyard in Melbourne, November, 2023

10 min readNov 5, 2023

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Visibility, Connection, and Community: How we create change and stay safe in a hostile political…

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Jac Tomlins

For the Love of Librarians

This is the story of how a librarian saved the life of a queer kid. It’s one story, one kid, but I’m confident there are a lot more stories…

6 min readJul 27, 2023

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The image shows Mary on the left with her head on Daniel’s shoulder. Daniel has his arm around her. Mary is wearing a colourful top and salmon pink scarf and Daniel is wearing a grey and black jumper. They are both smiling and look really happy together.

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Jac Tomlins

HOW TO RUN A SAFE QUEER EVENT…WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS CANCELLING

I have stood across the street from neo-Nazi more than once. I came out in London in the mid-eighties when bands of skinhead thugs and…

6 min readJul 13, 2023

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HOW TO RUN A SAFE QUEER EVENT…WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS CANCELLING

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Jac Tomlins

Why we don’t talk about childhood sexual abuse — and why it might be helpful if we did

I am sitting in a workshop with a group of people talking about childhood sexual abuse. It’s not, as you might imagine, difficult or…

4 min readApr 16, 2023

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Why we don’t talk about childhood sexual abuse — and why it might be helpful if we did

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Jac Tomlins

Queers and Allies — Time to say this out loud

Speech delivered today at the Better Together 2023 Conference.

6 min readFeb 17, 2023

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Queers and Allies — Time to say this out loud

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Jac Tomlins

Secrets and Shame: The Lockdown Therapy Garden Project

This story references complex childhood trauma

11 min readFeb 8, 2022

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Secrets and Shame: The Lockdown Therapy Garden Project

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Jac Tomlins

Free audio book version of: “The Curse of Grandma Maple”

How’s that social isolation with the kids going? Jigsaw puzzles? Monopoly? Baking? Or, like me, have you given up the battle of the…

2 min readApr 11, 2020

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Free audio book version of: “The Curse of Grandma Maple”

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Jac Tomlins

The Curse of Grandma Maple: A Ripping Yarn — With Some Brilliant Social Messages:

Megan Grigg, Counselling Psychologist, Rainbows in Schools

3 min readDec 9, 2019

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The Curse of Grandma Maple: A Ripping Yarn — With Some Brilliant Social Messages:

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Jac Tomlins

Is this the first Australian kids’ novel to feature a rainbow family?

I’ve just launched The Curse of Grandma Maple, a novel for kids in the upper primary age range that features a rainbow family. The Curse…

3 min readNov 25, 2019

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Is this the first Australian kids’ novel to feature a rainbow family?

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Jac Tomlins

Jac Tomlins

Jac Tomlins has published books, feature articles and resources on a range of topics for both LGBTIQ and mainstream media over 30 years.

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