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For we are glorious…

For we are glorious…

by Jac Tomlins · Mar 9, 2018

I am sitting in the dining room of the Holiday Inn at Potts Point with Sarah and the kids. It’s the morning before Mardi Gras and, as I glance around the room, I realise its chock-full of queers: older gay male couples, tables of fit boys, and groups of middle-aged dykes. I do a quick […]

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Rainbow families Tagged With: Mardi Gras 2018, marriage equality, rainbow families, Rainbow Families Community

It’s OK to feel like crap!

It’s OK to feel like crap!

by Jac Tomlins · Nov 20, 2017

It’s been a few days since the announcement and I’ve been trying to process how I feel. It’s complex. Difficult. Messy. And it’s taken time. But I’ve had some good conversations and I think I’ve got it now. I’ve been listening to other people too and I think some of you might be in the […]

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Personal Tagged With: marriage equality, rainbow families

We fought for marriage and equality

We fought for marriage and equality

by Jac Tomlins · Nov 12, 2017

For my non-Facebook followers. I’ve been following the discussion about what happens after ‘Yes’ very closely. This is a personal perspective – in The Guardian today. Jac

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Personal Tagged With: Dean Smith, marriage equality

Thanks for the ride peeps!

Thanks for the ride peeps!

by Jac Tomlins · Dec 16, 2016

If you are on the Australian Equality Party mailing list or are a Facebook friend, you may have already read this in a Newsletter or Note. This blog is for everyone else, and especially for my Canadian in-laws, who stay in touch by blog – and who’ve been extremely supportive of this venture. It’s also […]

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Personal Tagged With: Australian Equality Party, Australian Marriage Equality, Jason Tuazon McCheyne, marriage equality

Why exactly did Howard change the Marriage Act when he did?

Why exactly did Howard change the Marriage Act when he did?

by Jac Tomlins · Sep 27, 2016

There have been a number of references in recent weeks to the original changes to the Marriage Act in 2004. Those changes were implemented in response to a specific series of events which I want to set down here. As has been noted many times, there was no plebiscite, just a swift and decisive change […]

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Rainbow families Tagged With: Australian Marriage Equality, marriage equality, rainbow families

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