Social & Support Report

by Nicole Moore

(The Gender Centre advise that this article may not be 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.)

Numbers for recent events have unfortunately been down on previous events despite the holding of the same old events like barbecues and outings and some new and exciting events being organised. If you have any ideas on how to promote these events more than we do, or have any interesting ideas for future events, please let me know.

Those who came to the Zoo on Friday May 23rd had a great day, the weather was nice and despite major renovations at the Zoo, all the usual sights were seen. On Friday 20 June we're visiting Sydney Aquarium, riding on the monorail and lunching in Chinatown, so we hope to see you at this event.

Organising is underway for this year's Trany Ball to be held on Thursday October 23rd. This year's event will be bigger and better than ever, so please keep that date free.

This year I've managed to completely overhaul the Gender Centre website, which now features an enormous amount of useful information and links to interesting sites. Old Polare magazines are being added when time permits, so if you've ever written an article for this magazine, it may appear on the webpage unless I am otherwise instructed. At the time of writing the website has had over 7000 visitors from all around the world. Also, if you have a website worth linking to, either a personal page or information site you've found useful, please email me.

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