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Chris Tompkins

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Chris Tompkins is an LGBTQ-affirming therapist who specializes in gay men’s identity and religious trauma. He’s also author of the 2024 APA Distinguished Book Award winning book, Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent’s Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground. His work has been featured on TEDx, NBC, HuffPost, Psychology Today, the Advocate, and more. When he’s not writing, you can find him at the beach or eating guacamole—sometimes both.
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Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion

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“No matter who we are or where we come from, we all play on the same playground.”
― Chris Tompkins, Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground

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“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.”
― Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

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“No matter who we are or where we come from, we all play on the same playground.”
― Chris Tompkins, Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground

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