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“Vote 1 Jaqui Tomkin”

“Vote 1 Jaqui Tomkin”

by Jac Tomlins · Jun 29, 2016

This week I went to my local early-polling station to vote and saw my name on the Senate ballot paper. I have to admit, it was a buzz.  Just under three years ago my friend, Jason, told me he wanted to start a political party. I laughed. A lot. Crazy, I said. Impossible. Clearly, I […]

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Personal Tagged With: Australian Equality Party, Jason Tuazon McCheyne, Safe Schools Coalition

Sarah’s story

Sarah’s story

by Jac Tomlins · May 17, 2016

‘Sarah’s story’ is a first person account of a 16 year old trans student who recently transitioned at school. It’s longer than my usual posts, but when you start reading, you’ll realise why. Quite simply, all the players in this story are remarkable: Sarah herself, her family and close friends; the Principal of her school, […]

Filed Under: School and education, Transgender, Youth Tagged With: Minus18, Safe Schools Coalition

Educating All Of Us – Christopher Bush

Educating All Of Us – Christopher Bush

by Jac Tomlins · Feb 29, 2016

Christopher Bush is one of the co-producers and the lead author of All Of Us, the Health and Physical Education Resource created through a partnership between Safe Schools Coalition Australia and Minus 18. The resource is currently at the centre of a sustained attack by the Australian Christian Lobby and a small number of parliamentarians […]

Filed Under: Kids and parenting, School and education Tagged With: All of Us, Australian Christian Lobby, Safe Schools Coalition

Time to fight back

Time to fight back

by Jac Tomlins · Feb 16, 2016

I told this story to a small group of people recently. I couldn’t quite reach the end of it without getting choked up, and when I did finish, the room was silent. ‘You should write that down’, one of my listeners said. So here it is, written down. I came out in 1986 in England, […]

Filed Under: Personal, School and education, Youth Tagged With: Australian Christian Lobby, Australian Equality Party, Safe Schools Coalition

Two small asks and one big one!

Two small asks and one big one!

by Jac Tomlins · Nov 9, 2015

This week the same-sex adoption legislation will be voted on in the Victorian state parliament. That makes me anxious. The Australian Christian Lobby has launched a full-blown attack on the Safe School’s Coalition. That makes me anxious too. And next year we will almost definitely have to face a plebiscite on marriage equality and that […]

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Rainbow families, Religion, School and education Tagged With: Australian Equality Party, change.org, Equality Party, Safe Schools Coalition

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