Polare 75

Issued April 2008

(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

A run down on what's been happening at the Gender Centre in January and February 2008, by Phinn Borg.

Editorial

Editorial to the 75th Edition of the Gender Centre magazine Polare, including how families come in various guises which can be defined as Good, Bad or Ugly, by Katherine Cummings.

Five Kinds of Gender

Five Kinds of Gender by Zoe Brain takes a look at TransGenderCare's original article on the different kinds of gender identity, by Zoe Brain.

Counsellor's Page

The Gender Centre Counsellor explores the internet and questions the merit of much of the information available within it, by Gaye Stubbs.

Gender Recognition for Expatriates from the United Kingdom

Kathy Noble explains the steps to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate from the Gender Recognition Panel for those who have had sex reassignment surgery and were born in the United Kingdom, by Kathy Noble.

Quest for Life

Mardi James writes about her five day experience at Quest For Life, in the N.S.W. Southern Highlands, having enrolled in its Healing Your Life Program, by Mardi James.

A Submission to H.R.E.O.C.

A Submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Seeking a National Enquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgender people in Australia, Kathy Noble.

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