Polare 31

Issued June 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.)

Coordinator's Report

Preamble to the 1998/99 Annual Report including updates on the Transgender Prisons Policy and the Transgender Working Party, by Elizabeth Riley

My Story

I am a 42 year old who has been cross dressing at different times since I was a young teenager. I remember wearing my mothers clothes whilst at school, by Belinda

Book Review

Secret Men's Business: Manhood, The Big Gig by John Marsden, reviewed by Col Eglington.

Health Report: Thrush

Thrush: What is it? Signs and symptoms. Transmission, treatment and prevention, Author Unknown

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