Polare 26

Issued August 1998

(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.)

From The Editor

The Polare Editor reports that there is lots to read and report on in this issue Polare, by Craig Andrews

Elizabeth's Report (Annual Report)

This year, as with other years, has been something of a challenge for the staff and Management Committee of The Gender Centre, by Elizabeth's Riley

The Third International Congress on Sex & Gender

The Gender Centre's Coordinator reports from the conference that was held at Oxford University, with 169 delegates representing transgender communities around the world in attendance, by Elixabeth Riley

When Medicine Goes Too Far

Many physicians assume that intersexed children, with their unusual genitalia, will be rejected by family and peers, so they recommend early cosmetic surgery to try to erase the signs, reprinted from the New York Times, July 28, 1998, by Alice Dregar, Professor of Science and Technology At Michigan State University.

The Third International Congress on Sex & Gender

A further report from the Congress expressing the an exceptionally illuminating, educative, networking and supportive experience

Gender Mirrors

Some of the internal or inside reasons a person may find it painful to look in the mirror are easy to understand, by Gianna E. Israel

Transmen: The Mirror Cracked

I once thought that if I'd be able to accept my transsexualism instead of resent it, I'd be happy. Turns out it's the other way around, by Carl Buijis

Access Plus: Spanning Identities

Report from the first conference aimed at addressing access issues for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people with disabilities, Author Unknown

Minto Bush Camp

An absolutely magnificent time was had away at Minto Bush Camp. There was a turnout of 15 people and everybody thoroughly enjoyed each other's company, by Sean & Melissa

My Story: The Stigma of Being Transgendered

With the media often portraying transsexual and transgender people poorly comes a proposal to introduce an education program at grass roots level, by Carolyn Layt.

Boys Will Be Girls

Kelly undergoes sex reassignment surgery wiith Dr. Preecha Tiewtranon in Thailand, a surgical procedure that is offered to many transsexuals, by Jerry Hopkins.

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