Polare 72

Issued July 2007

(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.)

Phinn's Report

Updates on the Exit Programme, and Grants from the Aurora Group and Smart Street, by Phinn Borg.

Editorial

The Aurora Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner and the keynote speech from Georgina Beyer, by Katherine Cummings.

Rest in Peace, Stephanie

Eulogy written by one of Stephanie's friends.

Discrimination Sans Frontiers

The decision of a Victorian Publican to deny access to a Collingwood Hotel to anyone but gay men, by Katherine Cummings.

Mike and Natasha

Meant for Each Other From The Beginning, by Michael West

Symptom Clusters give insight into Hepatitis C Life Quality

Major impacts on most people with Hepatitis C and how this affects their quality of life, by Carolyn Lang.

Drag Kings of the Queen City of the South

An article about the Drag King scene in Melbourne.

Book Review

Transgender Emergence by Arlene Istar Lev, Reviewed by Tracie O'Keefe.

Katrina Fox Interviews Kate Bornstein

Gender Outlaw Kate Bornstein offers some alternatives to suicide in her new book, by Katrina Fox.

Book Review

No Man's Land by Paula Goergen, Reviewed by Tracie O'Keefe.

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