Polare 30

Issued April 1999

(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.)

Coordinators Report

Report from the Gender Centre Coordinator includes news on Counselling, Department of Employment & Training, Department for Women and Writing Workshops., by Elizabeth Riley

My Story: A Letter To My Sister

My four sisters and brother have been accepting and supportive of my decision to transition but have needed to ask questions. This is my response to one of my sisters, by Didi

My View: Loneliness of Being Happy

I had had these feelings all of my life. I knew from an early age that something was different. I had learnt to live with the problem (well, not really) and lead a relatively normal existence, by Christine

Transmen: Tell Them I'm A Boy

The story 11 year old Steve, affirming his gender identity having been born into a girl's body and the insistance that he was a boy on his third birthday, by Florence Dillon

Health Report :Gonorrhoea

Gonorrhoea bacteria can live on moist, warm parts of the body such as inside the throat, vagina, cervix, penis and anus. It can cause Pelvic Inflamatory Disease or lead to infertility, Author Unknown

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