Jacqueline Wilson comes out as a lesbian.

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Story here

Her new book is also about a romance between a tomboy girl and her female partner. Good news that she is letting the tomboy just be a girl and not transing her,

Good news all round here.

Yet

I always assumed she was, if I ever thought of it at all!
Love her comments about not being a role model as she has not had the experience of being in a lesbian relationship all her life. And that she writes about children with problems and being gay is in itself not a problem.
She’s fab.

My daughter was thrilled to hear this but said it doesn't make up for the "Cat Mummy" story...

I love her, such a down to earth and caring woman.

Love JW - a truly lovely woman and so down to earth.

Better article in the metro with a photo of her and the lovely Trish
metro.co.uk/2020/04/04/jacqueline-wilson-comes-publicly-gay-18-year-relationship-partner-trish-12507969/

Jacqueline previously came under fire for her comments on transgender children.

Speaking to The Telegraph, the author said: ‘If there was a really strong reason for me wanting to write about a trans child then possibly. But I wouldn’t want people to think I’d jumped on the bandwagon just because it’s current and in the news.

‘If only everybody could be and act exactly the way they want to but not actually try to change themselves physically, I think that would be easier.’

Wilson said: ‘Some people, right from the time that they are toddlers, are aware that something is wrong and they wish that they could be the other sex. But I’m also aware that some children feel strongly for a while and then they change their minds. I think it’s a decision that has to be left a while until you are utterly mature and utterly certain you know all the actual consequences.

that took a long time

i expect it was brave of her, the worry about loss in book sales after parents disapproval

Great writer and a truly wonderful woman, just glad she is happy with herself.

It doesn't matter how long she took to come out, the environment was very different and I have only really seen out lesbians in the public eye relatively recently apart from a few exceptions.

I think it is far more acceptable to come out as a gay man than a lesbian.

Erica If any parents disapprove of Jacqueline being a - shock horror - lesbian then I expect they're the sort of parents that wouldn't even let their precious darlings near a JW book. I seriously don't think she is going to loose book sales. Do people really not buy certain books become of the authors sexuality?

She was one of my favourite writers in my early teens. I remember being very moved by the ending of 'This Girl' which involved a lesbian relationship - at the time (late 80s) it was unusual for same sex relationships to be depicted in young adult fiction. It's great that she's felt able to come out.

no i dont think she will lose book sales now, but she might have done 16 years ago

Not sure if I’m misremembering but wasn’t there a “Trish” in one of her stories? 🧐🤔

Plagiarising E Nesbit in plain sight is a questionable move, but it looks like she's going to get away with it.

I’m pretty sure that E Nesbit never came out as lesbian.

She'll be accused of saying trans children are lying (if she hasn't yet).

Wilson added that she doesn’t see herself as a mentor for teens struggling to come to terms with their sexuality. “I don’t think that girls would ever want a grey-haired, wrinkly writer as a role model if they were wanting to feel good about maybe being gay,” she said. “I’m sure they could find much more glamorous examples.”

Entertaining self-deprecation, but it’s so important for there to be visibility through all the life stages, because orientation is about more than sexuality.

"I think it is far more acceptable to come out as a gay man than a lesbian"

I agree. Gay man comes out whilst being married to a woman, after many years, kids etc, still gets praised.

Woman who lives with her partner for years, has been interviewed many times about her work, yet still the glaring silence about what her domestic arrangements are. Just imagine someone you work with not mentioning for years that they live with someone. Which means that they never chat about anything at home, ever. I have known so many lesbians over the years doing that.

It still matters a lot to me everytime a lesbian with a public profile comes out. It matters a lot.

Mockers what do you mean by plagiarising E Nesbit? Is it because of the Four Children and It book? That by the way was written years ago and is one of many many 'sequels' to classic novels written by numerous authors. Infact there is a recent children's book about the original Five Children set during the First World War (not written by JW but by another author ). Most of these sequels are written with permission from whoever owns the rights/estate of the original author. They are not plagiarising.
Have you actually read Jacqueline's Four Children and It?

I think it is far more acceptable to come out as a gay man than as a lesbian

I dont agree. As a celeb maybe, not in every day life, at least not in South Yorkshire.