Polare 27

Issued October 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

Report on the contents of this bumper issue of Polare, 44 pages in total, by Craig Andrews

Elizabeth's Report

The new transgender prisons policy is a world first in providing transgender people with appropriate care and case management while in the prison system, by Elizabeth Riley

Gender Centre Volunteer Telephone Support Service

The Gender Centre after-hours telephone support service is currently staffed and available three nights a week, by Craig Andrews

Report from Resource Development

It was a busy year for resource development, creating and researching for Polare magazine, turning the Gender Centre's information pamphlets into fact sheets and collecting other relevant resources, by Craig Andrews

Transgender Debate: Against Exclusion

, by Emma Murphy & Sarah Lantz, Green Left Weekly, October 28 1998

$4.5 million In Damages Awarded After Trany Death

, by Sarah D. Fox PhD.

My Story: Made in Thailand

A journey to Phuket, Thailand for Sex Reassignment Surgery with Dr. Sanguan, by Shirley Hogue

Transmen: Identity

I identify as a man but the mirror doesn't support this. I still don't see the man I want to project, I still see the past woman, by Michael

The Real Man

What makes a real man? Bulging biceps? Physical power? Massive intellect, political and military power? A great lover who gives women shuddering orgasms?, by Peter Baker

Why We Lie

Jessica's reasons why she, many transsexuals lie, dealing with a belief that you are mentally ill, cross dressing and discovering that you are not alone, by Janet Elizabeth Fletcher

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