Polare 10

Issued December 1995

(The Gender Centre advise that this edition of Polare is not current and as such certain content, including but not limited to persons, contact details and dates may not apply. Where legal authority or medical related matters are cited, responsibility lies with the reader to obtain the most current relevant legal authority and/or medical publication.)

Wake Up To The Facts

Preventing contact with the H.I.V. / AIDS virus, Author Unknown

Tranys Win Law Reforms

How Anti-Discrimination law will be amended to include tranys and allow post-operative tranys to alter their birth certificates, by Aidy Griffen

Transsexual Action Group

Outline of the Transsexual Action Group's involvement in the changing of the Anti-Discrimination legislation to amend birth certificates for post-operative transsexuals, by Ricki Carne

Telling It Like It Is

Excerpt from a play with a transsexual theme, by Keith Gilbert

Development of Transgender Community Model of Education and Support in Response to H.I.V. / AIDS

Report on how the Gender Centre has an effective H.I.V. prevention model which is evolving as individuals become self empowered as their human rights issues are addressed, by P. Hartigan, C. Kersley, W. Robertson, C. Skinner, S. Tarrant, L. Weston & T. Wood

Being Me

Being normal, being different, being a girl, being human, by Louise Rose

Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service

The Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service and how it can be used to develop services for the transgender community, by Liam Wallington

Teams and Stereotypes

Exploration of the stereotypes by which gender dysphoria teams judge clients, by Ruth Farmer

Step, Ball & Career Change

Positive experiences with the Alternative Employment Career Seekers, by norrie mAy-welby

Imbalance

I'd always thought ahead wondering how I, this male persona, should behave in a given situation because all I knew was I'd never felt like one, by Linda

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