Polare 7

Issued June 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.)

P.M.'s Piece

Report from the Gender Centre's Project Manager, by Bill Robertson.

A Legal Victory

A legal victory for all tranys, from the Inner City Legal Centre.

Drug - Drug Interaction, Hormones & Other Drugs

Drug - drug interactions that takes place within the body when we take extraneous hormones and perhaps other drugs, such as alcohol, amphetamines, opiates and marijuana, Hormones and other Drugs, by Bill Robertson.

Finding the Balance

Meditation, affirmation and relaxation exercises, by Craig.

Androgyny

Once considered a female to male transsexual, Nicky Stones explains what it's like to be androgynous, by Nicky Stones from F.T.M.'s Newsletter, "Boys Own".

You're a Tranny and You're Beautiful

Our day is coming and people will no longer laugh, jeer or geek you. They will say Wow, she's a tranny and she is beautiful, by Val.

Reflections

Reflections of the Gender Centre old and new, by Melissa Barrett, a.k.a. Melissa Chandler

Social & Support Update

Social & Support Worker, Sophie updates us on events at the Gender Centre, by Sophie.

Winyanktecha: Two Souls Person

Winyanktehca or wintke is an old Lakota word describing native North American gender crossers. This article deals with the important roles they played in that culture, by Marjorie Anne Napewastewiñ Schützer MA. psy.

Trany Pride '95

Sharon relives the excitement of Trany Pride '95 at the Mardi Gras, by Sharon.

Trannie Mystics

Trannie Mystics describes the role of gender crossing shamans in different cultures, by Roberta Perkins.

President's Report

Jean Noble explains the meaning of Trany Pride at this Mardi Gras, by Jean Noble.

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